CO129-575-15 Traffic of arms to China 24-1-1939 - 4-12-1939 — Page 211

Summary of exports of arms and ammunition, aeroplanes and explosives etc., through Burma to China during the period from 26th March 1939 to 8th April 1939.

Description of No.of

goods.

1. Aeroplanes

208

Quantity

pkgs.

Types of

* arms Amount

Country

of origin

Value in

Rs

2. Aeroplane parts

and accessories

3. Bombs

4. Machine guns

(300 pcs.

37 M.M.L/field

100

Russia

guns with buffer

#

420000 294000

(100 #

3.7 cm.LField guns

(144 镡

7.92 Hotchkiss

100

wance

352000

H/machine guns

(4 c/s

7.62 M.M.Bren guns 12

Czechoslo- 13440

vakia.

5. Pistols

40

7.63 Mauser pistols 2000

Germany

100500

6.Electric Igniters

7.Tetryl

8.Detonators

shells

9.Shells (for

(6090 c/8

Brandt Mortar/ 105000

France

3738000

howitzer)

(3265 糖

7.6 cm shells

16691

Russia

262883

(2883

3.7 cm.shells

172980

U.S.A.

1271403

10.Cartridges (

(for machine gun

120 cps

7.63 Maus er

600000

Germany

29930

and rifle).

(240

pistol cartridges 2 cm.Mads en

12000

Denmark

93600

cartridges.

(14427 #

(18734

7.92 cartridges 17311600

in clips.

Czecho- 1454173

slovakia.

7.62 cartridges 12181080

Russia

780198

11,Gun limbers

42 pcs.

Ixf2 Gun limbers

42

Russia

26460

12.Mortars

35 c/s

48 c/s

37 M.M.Trench

Mortars. 81 M.M.Brandt

Mortars.

69

France

64032

48

#

160632

༣ 90,613,25)

Customs Department .No. S.8(iv) Cl.of 39, Dated Rangoon, the 19th April 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.

To Singletone

-Collector of Customs, Rangoon.