The Archive · 1940

British Ship Brings

Germans to Japan

Yokohama, Feb, 29.

The British auxiliary cruiser Kanimbla (10.985 tons) arrived off Yokohama today with nine of the Germans taken from the Asama Ma who are being handed back to Japanese authorities today.

representative of the Japanese Foreign Office and the British Naval Allache are expected to be present when the Germans are returned the Japanese.

Loter the Germans were sent ashore in a launch and taken to the Yoko~ ama harbour-master's effec, where their passports were examined, About 50 Japanese cameramen and reporters were on the jetty, but the Germans were not permitted to talk The whole proceedings were carried out in a very orderly manner.

is understood the Germans will be handed over by the Japanese to. the German Consul-General at Yoko. bhamo. and later be accommodated at the New Grand Hotel—Reuter.

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