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BOARD GF ECONOMIC saMARE. = OFFICE OF NCONONIG-WARFANE ANALYSIS | eS RBG YORE "September 22, 1942 * Reporte of recent interviewsi = 7 as *.. Qo” Interview with Donald Ls Ballantyne, former manarer “°° vo United States on the SS Gripsholm.” Subject cavs deteile regarding | ae _.. the Liquidation of ierican end other United Nations Bunks at ". Hong Kong by the Japanese, end regerding the putting of Japansre | military yen in circulation to replece Hong tony dollers, Stated. _..' that dumediately after the fall of Hong Zong, sany Japanese steaners ca. OP@ ge0n tled-up to the whorves for the londine of merchantise |, from the warchousee, and the Jupanese apparestly took ell nerchane >, Qfee of ‘any Lsportance from the warehouses end renoved it either a ., © Shanghai or Japan proper. Subject state’ that at the tine of 7 “his departure from Hong Kong, there sas no trade to epoak of. . "n ' through the city and all businees wes in conplete collapse. ‘Shortly efter the surrender of the eftr, Japunese boats ware frequently seen to start out and then cove heck after severel -. houms and it wae thought that thie might indleate United Nations , interfering with chirping in the Chinn Sea. Nemarked that the tro . a, , Shipyards et Hong Kong, which are in vary good condition, provide. fr," the only facilities for the repair of ships over “é certain size _... betwoon Singepore and Japan. There is a steady flew of Chinese * Between Hong Kong end other Japanese occupied territoriss in - Chine on the one hand and Free China on the other, and Mr. 2allontyne . belfevee that the obviour and only fearihle cay te obtein current intellizencse out of Jayanece occupied territories in China is through Chungking. Various detefla regarding tne attitude of - ‘” Indians et Bong Kong and the fuel and food contitionn. | treet? reer ey aptaetan . - @» interview with Albert ceiple, nizsionary fornerly at Bangkok, returne! to the United States on the Grirehols. Subject's work wea vrinarily with the Chinese sho have lone been . very active in the conmercial field, Relfever that the cympathier of the Thai bezon te veer tovards the United Nationa after the Japances withheld territories ceded to Thailand by Indo China at ae the conclusion of the Thailand «- Indo China “sar. Ho general , “o .. .. Ratred of Europeans or Americans among the Theat, but a deteraina- ‘oo ” ¢fon to protect their independence against all coucre. The trand woe te i ee rare ett ee aoe Beene ania’ pt Shea ON ete, ro Pi RS - ” : : .