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No. 41
(& 3 copies)
Copies to:
Foreign Office No. 23 (2 copies)
Commercial Counsellor No. 20
Yunnanfu No. 29.
British Consulate,
Tengyueh,
26th May, 1939.
Sir,
With reference to my despatch No. 30 of 17th
April I have the honour to transmit herewith a list of the
arms and ammunition which arrived in Lashio by rail and
were transported from there over the Burma-Yunnan motor road between 19th February, (the date of despatch of the
first consignment), and 9th May. The list has been abstracted, as before, from details kindly supplied by the Superintendent, Northern Shan States, and supersedes
No record is enclosed on previous lists submitted.
this occasion of munitions remaining at Lashio as their
amount is difficult to judge at any given time.
The
Superintendent reports the total volume of munitions
carried over this route up to the end of April as 4, metric tons of which 3,199 were transported during
April.
985
2. These munitions continue to be unloaded at
Chefang where the South West Transportation Company are now building wooden frame warehouses with corrugated
iron roofs. The onward carriage in Chinese lorries is
proceeding much more expeditiously than before.
The
His Excellency,
Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, K.C.M.G.,
etc.,
etc.,
etc.,
British Embassy,
SHANGHAI.
Customs