The Archive · 1940

Division Contains

About 40 Blocks

Shanghai, Mar. 3.

About forty blocks of" buildings north of the Soochow Creek are com= prised in the International Settlement portion of the new "E" Division of the Shanghai Municipal Police, creat-fed by agreement between the Municipal Council: and the Japanese 'Consul-General on March 1. "In addi. tion, certain "outside roads," built and' maintained by. the Settlement, are included in the special area, over Which a Japanese divisional officer "recommended by the Japanese authorities and approved by the Cou cil"—will exercise police control.

The main part of the special area which has been allowed over the signatures of Mr., 8. Frankl tiring American Chairman of the Couneit, and Mr. ¥. Miura, Japanese Consul-General, is' that which is within the Settlement proper. contains portions of the Hongkew fand Kashing Road police districts, in "C" Division, as well ax the exira~ Settlement roads in the Dixwell Road police district, ikewlse -embraced" formerly by "C" Division The southern area of Hongkew remains in the foreign-administered "C" Division, namely that part which bounded by the Whangpoo River and Soochow Creek on the south and Woochang Road, Hanbury Road and East Hanbury Road on the north

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