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Show BAR AMERIGAN I CARS IH FRANCE Only Cars Weighing Over 5500 Pounds May Be Imported in France America's prospects of entering the 'automobile merchandising business In France were practlcallj destroyed several sev-eral months :ik". when the French government issued nn edict absolutely forbidding the importation for an indefinite in-definite time of chaealH weighing less 'than 5j00 pounds "Determination of the French; powers thai be to limit Importation I lof automobiles to this extent virtually means the killing off of American chances at the French market " com-j mcnts L. M. I-leld. western distributer for the Jackson Six. " inly -heavy trucks are exempted, and as 0 huge supply of these remain in (Trance as i result of the demobilisation demobili-sation of the 'motor-lorry' forces of three armies, it looks as if this exception ex-ception was made merely to add humorous hu-morous touch to th" bill "Because the- are unable to sup-j tl the home demand for cars, the barring from the French market will I npl cause American factories much worry In Justice to the French minister min-ister of commerce i' should be noted that he issued an explanation, stating that the decree was caused by the i renpli financial situation rendering ii absolutel) necessary to forbid the purchase pur-chase abroad of anything but food- stuffs or essential raw materials" |