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Show AMERICAN GOODS TO DE RELEASED British Government Willing to Allow Shipment of German Goods. Washington, Sept. 7. Definite information in-formation was cabled by Ambassador Page from London today that Great Britain is now prepared to accept Informal In-formal representations by the foreign trado advisers of the state department depart-ment as a means of releasing American-owned goods of German and Austrian Aus-trian origin now held up at neutral ports by the British order in council. coun-cil. Receipt of the ambassador's message mes-sage was followed by a conference attended at-tended by Trade Adviser Fleming. Sir Richard Crawford, commercial attacho of the British embassy here, and T. S. Sharretts, counsel for tho American Importers' association, after which it was announced that tho details de-tails of tho plan would be worked out In the next three of four days. Tho arrangement will result in the trade advisers resuming negotiations which have been interrupted since June 16 by the British refusal to consider con-sider further applications for special permits under the order in council. Goods amounting to 167,000.000 have been tied up at Rotterdam alone, and It is expected that the new arrangement arrange-ment will release not only these shipments, ship-ments, but all goods of German and Austrian manufacture for which American Importers have incurred obligations. ob-ligations. Ambassador Pago's report follows: fol-lows: "The British government is now agreeable to the presentation of applications ap-plications by tho foreign trade advisers ad-visers acting informally for importers, through the British embassy at Washington. Wash-ington. You are further informed that details of arrangements are now being be-ing worked out. It is advisable for importers to forward proofs as to goods ordered before March 1 by contracts con-tracts under which they arc liable to make payment. Including a clear statement state-ment of the circumstances of the case and the original contract or certified cer-tified copy." Details now under consideration by the British authorities include the question as to how long the arrangement arrange-ment will be allowed to continue in force and tho question of limiting :ontlnulng contracts under which American importers are liable for goods which may be delivered for months to come. rn |
