CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 175

his Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be returned

to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.

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Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).

16th February, 1958.

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9.50 a..

R. 9.50 a.in.

16th February, 1958.

18th February, 1958.

No. 206. (R).

Reports are appearing in the press here to the effect that

discovery was made on occupation of Tsingtao that Great Britain

had exported war supplies on a considerable scale through that

port. Urigin is said to be mainly Czechoslovakian and Belgian

but shipments were handled by British merchants.

It is surmised that as the result of occupation of Tsingtao

such shipments will be diverted to Hongkong where the trafic is

held to be increasing daily.

Addressed to Foreign Office telegram Ho. 206; repeated to

Hongkong and Tsingtao.