CO129-583-13 Traffic of arms to China 31-1-1940 - 21-1-1941 — Page 43

Summary of exports of arms and ammunition, aeroplane parts & explosives etc. through Burma into China during the period 1-3-40 to 15-3-40.

42

Headings

No. of pkgs.

Description of material.

Quantity

Country

of origin

Value.

514 cases

Safety shells & .12

1028000

U.S.A. Rs.33572/-

Shells & Explosives

bore cartridges

shells empty

490

361

2

===

Cartridges ( 5017

81 mm. Mortar shells 8 mm.

Exploders (Elc. Apparatus)

7.92 cartridges

11

5430 rds Hongkong Rs.216879/- 5070

Rs.165021/- Sabang Rs.3600/-

.12 bore cartridges

10000000 500000

Belgium Rs.502500/-

U.S.A. Rs.17887/-

250

Dynamite

4000

11

Dynamite

2000

#1

#1

Machine guns &

608

7.92 mm. Madsen Machine

608

guns & accessories

accessories 100

1 case

1

1

= S = =

Mortar gun arms

20

Gun parts (parts of arms)

Arms accessories

Firing caps

1000000

Detonators

& Fuses

15 38

11

Detonators

U.S.A.

Fuses

11

205 11

Detonators

Sabang

102 11

Fuses

TI

U.S.A. part of

Rs.170560/- Sabang Rs.49734/-

Denmark Rs.133210/-

France Rs.61640/- Hongkong Rs. 189/-

U.S.A. Rs.3850/- Rs.3804/-

Part of Rs.170560/-

XXXX Rs.16073/-

Signal Pistol

1 case

Signal Pistols

5

Hongkong

Cartridges for the above 300 rds

11

Rs.231/- Rs.150/-

Aircraft parts.

297 pkgs.

7777

Aircraft parts

!!

TI

11

U.S.A. Rs.1471402/- Hongkong Rs.220919/-

Customs Department No.P-1-C1. Rangoon, dated the 19th.March 1940.

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Forwarded to the Secretary to the Financial Commissioner, Burma, Rangoon for information with reference to the Department of Lands & Revenue endorsement No.393XC38 Part II dated the 14th.February 1939.

H.F. Oxbury

Collector of Customs, Rangoon.