CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 23

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247 Gas

band (2)

( Statement for first half of 1988.)

al 278

for wys. 24.9. 38.

248.

-( Figures for whe

249. F.O.

F.

・10090/1/10

air raids on Cantor Kowloon

(ain

14. 9. 38'

28.9.

38.

28.9.38

Railway.)

See 121.

247.

This is a very useful statement showing

fairly clearly the main sources of munitions sent to

China through Hong Kong. U.S.A. and Germany are the

largest sources of supply, U.S.A. supplying mainly

aircraft and Germany, ammunition. Britain supplies a considerable quantity of aircraft and ammunition,

and Sweden, Czecho-Slovakia and Russia supply

considerable quantities of the latter.

It is scarcely worth while copying the

summary for other Departments, and I suggest that, as before, the duplicate should be sent to the Foreign Office, and they should be asked to send it on to the

B. of T. in due course, as no additional copies are

available here.

248.

The figures are a considerable drop on

those for the previous few weeks. Copies have been

distributed to Departments as usual, and the graph

has been brought up to date.

249.

Various air-raids on the railway,

inflicting no lasting danger.

? Duplicate of 247 to F.0. as at 'A'.

Hot 4/0 In Howard once.

250. Lo F.O.

WYC. 2467

P. Roger

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30, 1x. 38,

L.F.

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