The Archive · 1939

Huge Party of Police In Concession Raid

700 Men Take Part Routine Search A total of 700 members of the French Police yesterday afternoon participated in the largest raid ever carried out in the French Concession. This took place in a square bordered by Boulevard de Montigny, Rue Kraetzer, Rue Lemaire and Avenue Edward VI] where a thorough search of all premises in the neighbourhood was carried out while all exits from the area were blocked until the conclusion of the raid.

Taking part were 60 Europeans, 400 uniformed men, 100 members of ihe Russian detachment and 150 members of the detective branch of the force. The raid was part of the ordinary work carried out by the police. No important arrests were made during the searches.

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