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pft^qp Of --ff 8OO0QHSO Sf0O |OtfD Asrawn*, o. e. Tha Roncnbl* The Ssarstarj of Cfansroa OirMUT He. JLULdL mnh 25, 1945 Attoution i 0. Tanpla Brldpaan Metals Rasarvs Coapanj Door Mr. Sscrstafjt Metals Ksssrvw Cnapsny, by letters dated February 3, 1943, baa asked Capo Asbestos Co., Ltd., and Raw Aaboatoa Distributor*, Ltd., to furnish publie wslfher'e oortifieatoa in connection with deliveries of aaboatoa undor tbo throo oontraota with thos# eoupaniss and with Sfnop, Ltd., datod Doeanbor 18 and Doooabor 22, 1942. Tho oontraota do not require sueh eartlfioatoa, but ths lattora of eradit establishad fegr Metals lUssrra Coupon? pursuant to uhioh paynant la to ba aada to tho sailors on ahlpnsnt of asbastoa fron South Africa hava praooribad that aueh oortifieatoa shall ba furnished to ths bank aa a prerequisite to pa/aant. Tha sailsra have raiaad objection to this raquirsaont and ths Capa Aaboatoa Coupon? has lnforaod ua that in ordsr to obtain paynant undar tha lattora of eradit it la bsinf required to put up lattora of fuaroataa to tha bank. Xn view of tha foot that tha oontraota do not iupoao an? suoh raquirwnant on tha aallars, and in Tie* of tha oalloro* obvious uaqilllnfnsss to ooupl? with tha request that thagr furnish suoh esrtifloatss, it appaaro that it will ba naoasaar? to aecads to tha sailers' objaetlona and parnit pajnant to ba aada without tha furnishing of aueh esrtifloatss. Mr. Wasssman, who nofotlatsd tha oontraota, foals that tha raliabillt/ of tha eoananias ia uaoh that tha pbulio wslfhsr's eartifleatas naad net ba innate upon. Aooordlngly, Matala Baaarve Conpanj la hsrabj authoriaad and inatruetad to anond tha tarna of tha lattora of eradit established to eovar pay nsnta for shipnsnts of aaboatoa undor tha aofTanantlonad oontraota, ao as to allnloaie th* requiraiEent for publio walfhor'a esrtifloatss. Wo will Infora tha eonpanlss that tha request for publie weigher's csrtifioatoo lo being withdroon and at tha oana tins will request the aallart to furnish thslroun oortifieatoa of wsuit, ao wall w of qualltj, in tho fora proaeribod bj jou ia jour lattora of Jabruarj 3, 19A3 to Capa Aaboatoa Coupanj, Ltd., and Ban Aaboatoa Distributors, Ltd. Sincere!/ jours, f4 Morris 8. Boaawthal Morris S. Boaaathal Assistant Director In Charfa, Offiaa of Inporta