The Archive · 1933

Visitors to Strategic Area Forbidden

The Woosung Forts should not bye opened to tourists; visits there ti'be rigidly restricted. 'This isthe substance' of 4. communica tion "edddressed fo the" Blunielpal Government of Greater Shanghai by the Ministry of War, Ward Price who flew from Shanghai to Peking on February 18, eft Hungjao at 7.20 am, reached Peking at 3.10 p.m. a Jor seven hours and 50 minutes Was 60 minutes ahead of time, rage tying speed was 106 mile and the passengers had:

it sunny weather all the way.

The locality, being of importance, sightseers shou permitted on the grounds, the War Ministry states, and even authorised agents. of government ans should obtain permission from {he "manicipal Government and Shanghai Gendarmerie Headquarters before being: admitted the cipal Government hag instructed the understood that, the, Muntjureat of Public Safety to act accordingly—Kuo Min, Commandant Fiewehi, French Attache for Air for the' Far East, left Shanghai on February 26 in the MA, str. General Metzinger. Commandant Fiesehi ie returning to fon account of his health become much impaired in performance of his mission out here. The hope ix being expressed Among. the many friends he has made in all sections of the com munity here that he will be able to return fully recovered after a sojourn in his own country, The

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