The Archive · 1938

Embassies Leaving Hankow

Government Civil Offices Also Going to Chungking Hankow, July 26.

The British, American, French, Italian and Soviet Embassies will leave Hankow for Chungking between August 1 and August 10, it is learned from authoritative sources today.

No official information is yet available concerning the date of the departure of the German Embassy.

The stof of the Executive Yuan, including the Yuan office and most of the ministries under the Executive Yuan, is leaving for Chungking on July 28 aboard a specially chartered steamer, in accordance with the Chinese Government's plan to eva-enate women and children and also civil offices to the interior, All military offices, however, will still remain in the Wuhan area—

Reuter.

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