CO129-579-11-2 Sino-Japanese War- seizure of unauthorized wireless transmitting apparatus 13-2-1939 - 7-5-1940 — Page 77

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and is engaged in propaganda work in Burma.

His office is at

the Japanese Transportation Co., and he has been engaged in

espionage work in Rangoon for eight years. Prior to the war

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he was just a correspondent with a monthly income of $200.00

He was raised to the present position after the war had started

as he was successful in espionage work. His power is greater

than that of the Consul. His assistants are MORILCEIRO

TAKAKI Master of the HATA shop and KUNIWAKI the dentist.

These two ment proceeded to last year to investigate

the transportation by the Yunnan-Burma highways. OHBA

is short and stout, wears European clothes and carries a

stick.

Summary of Secret Intelligence Reports No 165.4th August 1939.

Enemy buying a large building in Hong Kong to spy on the

British military establishments.

The enemy has recently bought a large building next to B. & S.

known as the New Oriental Building. Many of the enemy's

secret organisations will be accomodated in this building

and in order to cover the activities of such organisation,

the sign of a certain firm will be used. The Hong Kong

Nippo will also remove into this building, The object of the

enemy in spending such a big sum of money to buy the building

apart from the above mentioned purposes is to get a good view

of the Hong Kong military construction as the building is of

a good height and is close to H.. Dockyard.

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