INDIAN CENSORSHIP
23rd Feb. 1943."
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Date 24-12-1942 Letter Dated 24-10-42
SECRET
Intercepted Letter Place Calcutta
Fr
MARY KNOLL CHUNG-KING, CHINA
FATHERS,
To:-
MARYKNOLL FATHERS,
MARYKNOLL
NEW YORK, U.S.A..
M
Previous References:-
Postmark
Chungking
ORIGINAL:-
Released.
and date
Illegible
Passed to:- 23rd Feb. 1943
Language
English
Distribution: - C.C.I. (7) C.I.". Comm. Attache. Dep. Con. Foreign Exchange.
NEWS OF IRISH PRIESTS AD NATICALS IN HONGKONG.
EXTRICAS FROM ENCLOSURE
(Attention of Fr.RYAN.
• "
From Rev. Joy,S.J., Macao. To V.Rev. J. Machahon,S.J. St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street., Dublin, Ireland With the following request:
-
Please send this by airmail Ι have heard the cuickest way is via U.S.A. if so please mail it either to the New York Provincial or the Irish-inister in Washington.)
1. STERLING FROM IRELAND CONVERTED IN BLACK MARKET. POSSIBLE FURTHER FUNDS
THROUGH IRISH MINISTER BERLIN. ROYALITY TO BE PAID ON RENEWED PROPERTY LEASES.
Extract: "When the £1,000 arrived in Hongkong from Ireland we did not yet know about the Maryknoll masses and were down to one month's supply of money. Thank you very, very much for that timely help. It should be enough for all our needs for all likely contingencies. One problem we had to solve -- the money you sent was paid us in Military Yen (17,000) and this money will be good as long as fortune favours the Nipponese. But if the tide should turn
/suddenly