CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 237

BY SAFE HAND.

General Series

No. 18. (Ref:17/15/1938)

(and 4 copies)

Copied to: Tokyo No.1

D.O.T. No.14.

(ILL)

歪

gir,

OFFICE OF H.M. COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR

SHANGHAI

8th April 1938.

238

#ith reference to my despatch No.13

of March 3 last, and your telegram to Tokyo

No. 288 of March 25, on the subject of imports

of muniti¬ns into China, I have the honour to

forward herewith a table giving particulars of

some recent large individual importations into

this country of munitions from France, Germany

and Italy. These particulura were taken from

the original import applications lent to me

in the strictest confidence by the Financial

Secretary to the Customa.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

A.H. Beorge.

ACTING OMMERCIAL O DNY LION.

His Excellency

Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, K.G.N.G.,

His Majesty's ́mbassador,

British Ambassy,

BH NGULI.