PZ 7715/39 'Middle East Intelligence Centre: Anglo Egyptian Censorship; information summaries' [‎4v] (8/38)

am really not responsible for such stupidity. I have a premoni
tion that I will not live through all this.”
jc W jgh doctor.- writing from abroad to c German doctor
in Switzerland eta toe, : Tho main Thing 2 c •0 nope- that later we
will live in happiness in our common fatherland (Germany). We
are making plans already".
a letter 'npperdix *** ) from a German-Swiss oculist in
Switzerland to his daughter in A] ex^/idria gives an interesting
analysis of Germany r s position as seen Irom over the border.
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a letter ^Appendix ’E■' ) from s German subject living in
Canton (China) - the letter is signed "Andreas n on3y, but the
envelope bears the name of the firm, "Kunst Albers, Canton" - to
a lady in WiIhelmshaven, urges the lady and her (?) husband 'co
trav el out to China vi a J' eme 1 , I<atv ia , Rusens and Manchuku 0 , ^wliere
they will be met, "by one of my officers" at Haibin.^ From Harbin
the narty is recommended to proceed to Canton via Dairen and thence
by boat to Canton. Trie writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. goes on to say, "I am just as
much at w-r here as you axe in Germany. I fight here for German-
Japanese friendship. At can certainly nou oe a ma^cer cl indif
ference to us whether Japan is our friend or helps our enemies. 1.
It appears that "Andreas" gave up his appointment with the Chinese
in order to be able to assist the Japanese. IL' may be that lie
was on the German Military Mission with the Chinese Government,
<*nd is now serving as an instructor with the Japanese Army, hence
the expression, "one of my officers".
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Merchant ShMgggrg.
Reference para. 1A of Summary Ho. 1 a letter from the
Lloyd Triestino Company’s iff ice at Mas sawn gives a full list of
the German merchant ships lying in Italian Mast African ports on
30th October. They are:--
At Massuwa.
Coburg, Oder, Crsfeld. Oliva, Bertram Hickmers.
Warte.ni els, Frauenf els , Li e chtenf els , Lisbenfels
At Assab.
Ge ra.
At Kismayu . Uckermark, Tannenfels, Ascari, Kionga.
A telegram, dated 10 Fovember from the firm of Gellatly
Hankey and Co. of I-iiartoum to the Salvage Association in London
states that the Captain of the S.3. Liebenfels, lying at Faseuw^
refuses to discharge any of the ship’s cargo as he says the ship s
voyage is not ended. Only on instructions from his owners, the /
Hansa Line in Bremen, will he transfer cargo. nlso the port
authorities at Massawa refuse to allow any transhipment of such
cargoes unless the port of shipment, the port of destination and
the consignees are all neutral.
5.
Germans In terned a cro ad .
The International Committee of the Red Cross at Geneva,
writing to their representative in Fgypt, Georges Vaucher,
on 21 October, say that the German Government attaches particular
importance to ascertaining the whereabouts of the father of Reichs-
Mnister Hess who is believed to be interned in Egypt. Actually
M. Hess, senior, left Egypt shortly before Egypt broke off relations
with Germany. Therefore, if he is not back in Germany, under
the protection of his son, it may be Surmised that he is not
such a keen and enthusiastic Nazi as his offspring.
/COHDITIONo