CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 256

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Inward telegram from

Wahchang, New York,

August 7th 1937.

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Mr. David Kung,

Refer to your telegram of 7th inst, refer to 17th inst, refer to 17th word (planes) of the same telegram,

has telegraphed Dr. H. H. Kung August 2nd as follows:

Earliest possible delivery

during

October Seversky and Ballanca, during November United

Craft and Northrop Corp.; during December Martin, early

January Douglas during February no good planes available

except those ordered by Dr. H.H. Kung. There are some

secondhand planes but do not recommend to buy, they are

useless. Refer to 18th word (ammunition) of same telegram,

can secure F.0.B. Factory 1,000 dynamite thirty pound

fragmentation bombs U.S.G. $32.00, fifty pound demolition

bomb U.S.G. $64.50, sixty-one pound demolition U.S.G. $99.50,

2,000 two hundred pound demolition U.S.G. $160.25,

delivery in five weeks after receipt of orders 200 bombs

each week. Suggest that you make them in China.

Can secure machine gun cartridges per 1,000 pieces

c.1.f. Shanghai, 50,000 50 caliber U.S.G. $200.00;

100,000 30 caliber U.S.G. $32,00; 25,000 50 caliber armor

piercing U.S.G.$250.00; delivery in two weeks.

5,000 Thompson guns U.S.G. $135.00.

Dynamite

immediate delivery.

Refer to 33rd word (code) of same telegram, will

comply with.

---K.C. Li (end)