The Archive · 1940

Chungking Moved

Chungking, July 1.

The British diplomatic mission issued the following announcement today:—"The offices of the British Diplom: tle Mission and His Majesty's Consulate-General are "now established at the Royal Naval Canteen on the south bank (of the Yangtze River). Written communications can still be loft at "No. 9, Consular Lane, bhut if they are urgent it would be preferable that they should be sent to the office direct."

it is recalled that the British, Consulate-General was completely demolished during the Japanese bombing of Chungking on June 24, which also damaged the office of the diplomatic mi but both offices were made completely uninhabitable on June 28, when the Japanese again subjected Consular Lane toa heavy Reuter. will return to Washington again before leaving for China.—United Press.

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