As a result of negotiations which have recently been conducted between the Japanese and British Governments regarding the transportation of war materials through British territories to China, agreement has now been reached as follows :
1. The export of arms and ammunition from Hongkong has been prohibited since January, 1939. None of the war materials to which the Japanese Government attach importance are neither being exported at present nor will be exported in the future. The export of those kinds of goods which are prohibited from being exported from Burma as mentioned below will of course be prohibited in Hongkong.
2. The British Government are to prohibit for a period of three months from July 18 of this year the transit through Burma of arms and ammunition as well as petrol, trucks, and railway materials.
3. The Japanese consular officials in Hongkong and Rangoon will maintain a close contact with the British authorities regarding the measures to be taken for the purpose of rendering this prohibition effective.