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Source 4a
- The League of Nations (Sanctions) Ordinance 1935, based on the Order in Council of October 25th, was published in the Sudan Government Gazette on 15h November 1935. A copy of the Ordinance is attached to this memorandum.
- The general effect of the Ordinance on importers and exporters dealing in Italian trade may be seen in the following tables:-
Imports.
| From |
1931 |
1932 |
1933 |
1934 |
1935 |
1936
6 months |
| |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
| Italy |
73,494 |
34,980 |
36,275 |
33,888 |
36,177 |
3,565 |
| Eritrea |
6,755 |
2,419 |
3,994 |
1,707 |
1,761 |
913 |
| It.Somaliland |
271 |
11 |
- |
2 |
18 |
- |
| Libya (and Tripoli) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
| Total |
80,520 |
37,410 |
40,269 |
35,597 |
37,956 |
4,553 |
Source 4b Exports
| To |
1931 |
1932 |
1933 |
1934 |
1935 |
1936
6 months |
| |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
| Italy |
63,377 |
34,980 |
36,275 |
33,888 |
36,177 |
3,565 |
| Eritrea |
4,286 |
2,419 |
3,994 |
1,707 |
1,761 |
913 |
| It.Somaliland |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
| Libya (and Tripoli) |
721 |
804 |
959 |
1,209 |
2,246 |
- |
| Total |
68,384 |
92,887 |
59,704 |
112,209 |
440,240 |
114,818 |
Re-exports
| |
1931 |
1932 |
1933 |
1934 |
1935 |
1936
6 months |
| |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
£E |
| Italy |
325 |
9,758 |
58 |
1,914 |
1,654 |
1,097 |
| Eritrea |
6,851 |
7,469 |
4,519 |
1,981 |
147,484 |
72,292 |
| It.Somaliland |
- |
80 |
162 |
102 |
- |
- |
| Libya (and Tripoli) |
- |
193 |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
| Total |
7,176 |
17,500 |
4,739 |
3,997 |
149,138 |
73,405 |
Source 4c (c) The prohibition of credit to Italy was responsible for the marked reduction in exports, of which the main items in the past have been ginned cotton, gum, dom nuts and sesame. Exporters however have had no difficulty in finding substitute markets elsewhere and the loss of the Italian market has not caused any undue hardship. It is of interest to note that, presumably in anticipation of sanctions, there was in the first eleven months of 1935 a marked increase in the Italian demand for gum and cotton. (d) The prospect of hostilities early in 1935 gave rise to a vigorous export trade with Eritrea which grew with mushroom-like rapidity as the Italian authorities realized the value of easily accessible supplies of foodstuffs and transport animals in the Sudan and the advantages of the Sudan route for the import of wheat flour, cotton piece goods, motor cars and coffee. With the exception of transport animals whose export was prohibited under the Ordinance this trade has been well maintained. |
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