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trade is also concerned in the rehabilitation scheme in
Canton, and it is noteworthy that OHASHI above, was formerly
state councillor of the Manchukuo Government. Chief of
the Manchukuo military special service section is now
Major Uiichi HASAGAWA.
The local Japanese propaganda newspaper in English
the Hong Kong News, issue of 3.12.39, prints a Soviet
cartoon with the caption "Watch this red hand that may
grasp the entire world". Its friendly pro-British
leader of 17-12-39 finished with the editor's note that
by publishing the article he is not committing himself
to the author's views.
Mr. Tatsuo KAWAI, chief of the Information Bureau of
the Foreign Office, is now touring USA and Europe, according
to Press reports, as minister-at-large.
Japanese Consular secretaries continue to travel between
Hong Kong and Canton.
Commander Ichiji HIGO, naval intelligence officer at
Canton, visited the Colony during the month, and also
Lt. Commander Katukuma HONDA, who says he is naval
intelligence officer attached to the Japanese Special
Service Section at Canton, and part of his job will be
to investigate British/Japanese incidents.
Other visiting Japanese service officers include
Colonel Teiji ASAKAWA and Captain Yoshinori YAMADA from
Canton, and Major General Yuichi TSUCHIHASHI, G.S.O., majors, a military mission bound for Indo China ex Paris Embassy, and his staff of Military/and Thailand
"by order of the Government", they started off in a hurry
but suddenly changed their plans and although they are
reported to have interviewed the Governor and G.0.C.
of Indo-China on 19.12.39, they could not have spent
much time in Thailand if they reached there at all.
Before leaving here, they conferred with Lt. Colonel
Takuji SUZUKI, the pseudo language study officer,
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