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Summary of exports of arms and ammunition, seroplanes and explosives etc., through Burma to China daring the period from 24-4-1939

t6-5-1939.

Description of

goods.

No. of pkgs.

¿ti anti ty

Types of armS

Amount

Country Value in

of Rupees. orisin

1. Aeroplanes

2. Aeroplane parts

& accessories.

3. Bombs

4. Machine guns

407 a/s 7.92 kadsen 1/M

400

Denmark 9,40, 23

guns.

1 #

7.92 I/M guns

Finland

137

Browning L/M

600

guns & accessories

1,787 Belgium 3,60,000

101

.92 kraskag Brown- 500

4,16,000

ing L/ guns.

(32

7.9 D.B.M/guns

36 pairs

1,27,427

5. Rifles

51 e/s

7.92 Mauser rifles 102

Belgium

87,833

6. Electrie Igniters

7. Tetryl

8. Detonators

95 e/s Detonators

680000

Germany 90,727

9. Shells(for

howitser)

(544 c/s 81 M.M.Mortar

(

(3174

#

7.6 cm.#artis.

1000

12000

Finland 1,68,000

\dungery 1,152,000

10. Cartridge s

3000

ereft abells. 7.9 cartridges

6000000

UK.

309,767

(for machine gun

and rifle).

11. Fuses

c/

1144 o/a Fuses(Shell parts) 103900

Russia

5,46,475

28

60

88

87718

#hite fuse

125000

U.K. Belgium

7,348

Meters

6,000

12. Tripeda

150

Belgium

23,800

42,41,392

Customs Department No.5.8(iv)Cl.of 1939, Dated Rangoon, the 10th May 1939.

Forwarded to the Secretary to the Financial

Commissioner(2),Burma, Rangoon, for information, with reference to Department of Lands & Revenue endorsement No.393xC38 Part II, dated the 14th February 1939.

Sa/-P.W.SINGLETON,

Collector of Customs,Rungoen.

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