CO129-579-10 Sino-Japanese War- quarterly reports of Japanese activities 25-1-1939 - 1-2-1940 — Page 13

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long period of silence the Hong Kong agent appears

to be quoting business though it might well cover

other activities of the China Affairs Board.

A Japanese military mission to Indo-China

and Thailand passed through Hong Kong in December,

it started off in a hurry but slowed down when its plans

Tere suddenly changed, however, they interviewed the

Governor and General Officer Commanding of Indo-China

on 19.12.39 and whilst in Hong Kong conferred with the Japanese pseudo language study military officer SUZUKI

Tho returned to the Colony 9.12.39 to "continue his

studies" replacing ISKINO who is believed to have

failed in his mission which was possibly connected

with Japanese/Wong Ching wai peace intrigue one of

whose secret agents was prosecuted in the Colony in

November for possession of secret codes. SUZUK has

retained the services of ISKINO'S several "domestic

servants".

A Japanese clerk "not on the regular staff"

of the Japanese consulate at Hong Kong is showing

considerable interest in the geography of the Colony

and strategic points thereof, he is now residing in

Kowloon Tong and in this connection it is noticed that

a number of Japanese officials are now moving out to

the suburban areas.

The DOMEI NEWS have been negotiating with

local telegraph agencies with the aid of the Japanese manager of the International Telecommunications

Limited of Tokyo who came to the Colony in December

for that purpose, but the nature of the negotiations

is not yet discovered.

Japanese Press Reports claim that the

Japanese Minister-at-large in China is to be given

a large increase of staff and the new Japanese Minister

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