The Archive · 1941

Western Area Police Force

Full Control to Be Assumed Tomorrow; 29

Europeans on Staff; Mr. Pan Ta Takes Office Shanghai, Mar. 16.

(R, Pan Ta, Commissioner of the Western Shanghai Area Special Police Force assumed his new duties yesterday morning in his headquarters at AST Great Western Road with the full ce-operation of hi subordinates. The inception came as a result of efforts by the authorities of the Settlement and the Shanghai Special Municipality of the Chinese regime to re establish peace and order in the extras settlement road areas in the western district generally known og "badlands," for which us went on for more than one year.

The five stations of the new bur 1 were opened but the Set~ tlement police stationed in the area will be withdrawn tomorrow at 11 a.m, in order {o allow some time for the transfer of duties.

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