CO129-575-15 Traffic of arms to China 24-1-1939 - 4-12-1939 — Page 98

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Orig.on 6645/19/39 Gent Secret.

SYPHER WALECRAN from the Governor of the traits

17795

settlcments to the ecretary of State for the Colonies.

Datod 5th October, 1959. Received at 1.15 p.m. on 5/10/59.

No. 131 Government House Secret.

Repeated to British mbassador, Tokyo,

British Consul General, Batavia.

Information from censorship here indicates

that German ship SOPHIS TOKERS now at SABANG has on

board 100 military motor lorries destined for Chinese

army via Hong Kong or if this is impossible via

Rangoon value over £30,000. In addition periodical

invoices for over 100 cases of German spare parts of

motor cars on German ship MLB now at Yokohama value

over £10,000 and also destined for China. In this

case, payments are extended, 121⁄2 on delivery with

periodical payments extending over 3 years.

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