5.
218
36
is from 1123 and 1124 saying that the
requests made in 33 are essential.
Says that 1124
possesses Mauser pistols and asks if they can be
issued. In a minute at the bottom of the message it
quotes that 1124's Mauser should not be issued as
the Police may have record of them.
邵式
軍
38 mentions that two of SIU SIK KAN'S
bodyguards had offered to assassinate him for
$150,000. It also mentions the 'cause of the fall
of South China'
41
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is from KUNG to 1123 referring to the
$150,000 quoted above. He says he has heard that the
sum of $120,000 was decided upon for this job at
the Blue Shirts meeting and the Standing Committee's
meeting of the Municipal Kuomintang's office, and
that it was approved by the Generalissimo through 戴笠
TAI LAP (Blue Shirt Leader). But after so many
people had had their hands on this money only a
little was left for the two bodyguards who were to
do the job they refused to do it.
47 is another small report on the attempted
assassination of SIU SIK KWAN.
53 1123 says that the two characters "National
Affairs" will be engraved on the weapons used for the
next attempt. In remarks below this message it is
written that "National Affair" is not right, and that
平安 吉 * Pa
the secret symbols PING ON or KAT HING (Safety or
孔
Good Luck) should be engraved. At 54 KUNG says
that characters are not suitable and gives
instructions to engrave floral designs.
At 55 1123 answers that characters should be
engraved, as the newspapers will insert characters
on implements used proving that the right assassin-
ation squad did the job. If floral designs were
used the newspapers would not be able to insert and
therefore it would not be proved who did the
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