EXPORT CONTROL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23719, 27 July 1940, Page 11

EXPORT CONTROL

AMERICAN ACTION PETROL AND SCRAP IRON EFFECT UPON JAPAN By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright WASHINGTON, July 25 President Roosevelt has extended the export licensing system, which is virtually an embargo, to petroleum, scrap iron and other scrap metal. The Japanese bought more than 2,000,000 tons of American scrap metal last year, heavily increasing purchases in anticipation of such an embargo. ~- The Maritime Commission has also disclosed that it has refused a charter for ships for the Japanese service. This is following the policy of keeping American tankers in the Western Hemisphere only. » . _ - OIL FOR SPAIN REFUSAL OF PERMITS „ " 1 UNITED STATES TANKERS USE BY GERMANY AND ITALY WASHINGTON. July 25 The United States Maritime Commission and the Treasury have refused to permit American tankers to carry oil to Spain, claiming that such voyages are too dangerous. ~ It is unofficially suggested that Britain might have threatened action against such tankers on' the grounds that the oil was transported .to Germany from Spain. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary to the Treasury, said that oil shipments to Spain were stopped because cargoes appeared to be destined 'for Germany and Italy. He added that~tho action was not related to reports from London that Britain was trying to prevent oil reaching Germany across Spain. BRITISH TRADE PACT SPAIN AND PORTUGAL LONDON, July 25 Britain, Spain and Portugal have signed a joint agreement by which Spain will receive wheat for her own use and also Portuguese colonial products. Payments for the latter, upward of £600,000, will be made through a British-Spanish clearing arrangement. • REFUGEE AMERICANS VESSEL FOR PETSAMO . ' f NEW YORK, July 25 The American Army transport American Legion will sail from New York to-day to evacuate 650 Americans from Petsamo, Finland. They will probably include Mrs. Florence Harriman, United States Minister to Norway.

BRITISH CASUALTIES • M.P. AMONG WOUNDED LONDON, July 25 The 32nd War Office casualty list gives the names o| 73 officers and 872 men, including 17 officers and 47 men killed, 11 officers and 152 men missing, and 42 officers and 633 men wounded. The wounded include 2nd Lieu* tenant J. R. H. Cartland, of the Worcestershire and Oxford Yeomanry, Conservative M.P. .for King's Norton, Birmingham; 2nd Lieutenant Sir John H. Pigot-Brown, of the Coldstream Guards; Lieutenant Sir Edward Bradford, of the Cameronians; and the Lord Privy Seal's nephew, 2nd Lieutenant H. P. Attlee. The Admiralty announces 80 casualties on the destroyer Whirlwind, which was torpedoed on July 8. Two officers were wounded and 57 ratings killed and 21 wounded. TURKO-GERMAN PACT LONDON, July 25 A message from Ankara says the Turko-German trade agreement has been signed. It is pointed out in London that the agreement is in complete harmony with Turkey's foreign political undertakings. It is stated that the Turkish National Assembly voted an additional extraordinary credit of £13,000,000 for defence. SUEZ CANAL TRAFFIC CAIRO. July 25 The Suez Canal Company's annual report shows that 48 ships, totalling 150,874 tons, used the canal in June, compared with 248 ships, totalling 1,086,000 tons, in June last year.