The Archive · 1928

HEADQUARTERS OF THE PostT chi OFFICE

Directorate-General to be Estabished in Shanghai Mr. IL. Picard-Destelan, Director General of the General of the Pos arrive in Shanghi within the next administrative offices of the Direc be situated in Shanghai able information, and these will be opened on July 1.

Considerable difficulty has eon experienced by two representatives of the Directorate who have been in Shanghai during the past fort night scouring the town trying to find suitable accommodation for the staff and equipment of the transferred headquarters. Available quarters cannot be obtained at the focal Chinese Post Office, though it is understood that in case noig suitable is possible to acquire, the stof residence on the top of the post. office building may be converted into the required offices but those in 'a position to understand the situation point out that Nanking would be highly unfeasible for these headquarters at the present 'The ce-operative organization of the Directorate, which from May 1, had tone Northern director-general in Peking, one Southern in Nanking, and in' addition a representative of the Northern Director-General stationed in Nanking and one Southern representative station in Peking, with Mfr. Hf. Picard-Destelan as Ca-Director General, will, it is understood, be subject to changes with the removal of the Directorate-General from Peking.

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