855.113/17: Telegram
The Chargé in Belgium (Sussdorff) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 20—10:45 a.m.]
69. My telegram No. 63, August 5, noon, and despatch No. 928, August 5.56 The Belgian decree requiring licenses for the exportation of military arms, etc., published on August 5th has been canceled and replaced by new decree dated yesterday published in Moniteur of today. The new decree which becomes effective today provides that license from the Ministry of Economic Affairs is required for the export from Belgium or the shipment in transit of arms, munitions of war or material adapted to use in war which are contained in an annexed list. The annexed list is very comprehensive and includes arms and munitions of all kinds, ships, submarines and airplane carriers, aircraft of all kinds and component parts, gas and various instruments of chemical and incendiary warfare.
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