The Archive · 1939

Large Tanks Sent

Rangoon, Feb. 18.

Preparations were Tushed today to convey between 100 and 200 tanks to China through Rangoon and Lashio.

'The modern tanks were unloaded from' the American steamer Steer Engineer and probably will be sent to Lashio by rail, Forty-five empty trucks left Rangoon for Lashio yesterday evening on the frst leg of a trip that will carry. them (o Yunnan, They will load consignments of munitions at Lashio and transport them to Chinese territory.

Quantities of field guns, at present, jin local warehouses, are to be sent in training to Lashio where they prob-Jably will be placed aboard the trucks which left yesterday.—United Press.

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