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Enclosure in Covering Note from Foreign Office
Dated October 2nd, 1937.
No.E.5605/93/34.
No. 476.
(No.E.5606/93/34 j
FOREIGN OFFICE, S. V. 1
1st October, 1937
Sir
T transmit to Your Excellency the accompanying copy of a
letter from the India Office of the 12th August regarding the
reported intentions of a Japanese trawler, the "ShinVyo Karu”,
to make a survey of waters near Arabia and Persia.
2. According to information obtained subsequently by the
Admiralty, the "Shinkyo Maru M carried out during the Spring
the following cruise:-
7th March 1937 . Left Calcutta, coasted along east coast
29th t 30th, 31st M arch . Reported to have been off Karachi.
22nd A^ril, 1937 . Arrived Colombo.
29th April, 1937 . Left Colombo for Rangoon.
8 th Ma.y, 1937 . Left Rangoon for Singapore and Japan.
3. During the period 7th March - 22nd April the "Shinkyo
Maru” did not, according to the foregoing information, call
at any port, but was off Karachi at the end of March, and it
is possible, therefore, that during that time she completed
the survey in Arabian and Persian waters referred to in the
Hong Kong Intelligence Summary No.9/37, of wnicn an extract
4. While it is not desired, at this stage, that you should
make any communication on the subject to the Japanese Government,
I shall be glad if you will inform me by telegram whether you
have any information relating to the projected operation by
Japanese trawlers in the Persian Gulf.
of India, round Ceylon and up west coast of India
is enclosed in the India
I am, etc.,
^Uency The Right Honourable
P Robert Craigie, K.C.’.G., C.B. ,
Sgd. G. W. Rendel
r Robert Craigie, K.C
etc. , etc. , etc.
etc. , etc. , etc. ,