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Outgoing Telegram No. 114.
Receiving Organisation. Shai 1123.
Date...2/11/38
Assistant....YIN.
Drafted by
...
Shanghai 1123.
Your secret telegram dated the 1st noted.
In
our previous telegram we asked you to make enquiries about
the following matter:- We were in receipt of a telegram from
204 dated the 25th to the effect, that at the beginning of
阿王
張起德
邵式軍 August, AH WONG and CHEUNG HI TAK, bodyguards of STU SIK KWAN
were willing to assassinate SIU, demanding a reward of
百
牌頭川
$150,000.00. The matter was examined by TO PAK CHUEN, who
also made contact with them personally. He also said that at
the end of September the matter was brought forth for
discussion at the Blue Shirt's Meeting and at the Standing
Committee's Meeting of the Municipal Kuomintang Office, and
it was decided at the said meetings to deal with the
said matter by paying a sum of $120,000,00, and it was also
approved by the Generalissimo through TAI LAP. However,
after obtaining the fund
after obtaining the fund, TO (PAK CHUEN) deducted $70,000
禮
a
勿
匡
for himself; YIK LAI YUNG deducted $40,000; and LI X and MA X,
the go-betweens, deducted $4,500.
The bodyguards of SIU
the traitor, were not the least satisfied with the sum of a
mere several thousand dollars. Therefore the go-betweens
hired some 'make-shift' murderers to assassinate SIU, and as
a result they missed him.
We want you to find out whether the above fact
In our
is true, and let us have a reply as soon as possible.
previous telegram we told you the place of origin, number
and date of the telegram received, but we don't know why you
still do not understand.
To be despatched first.
Despatched.
1121. 3rd.
3rd.
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