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f. KO China
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A report about Japan's relationship with Russia mentioned a secret
-l ause in the fishing agreement between the two countries providinr, for a
-hungking - Tokyo - Moscow axis. The report was discounted soor after its
appearance, since it was 1-elieved that it emanated from a Soviet source.
A report on the Korean autonomy movement confirmed the one on the same
subject received from the Ost Asien Institut.
A report on Japanese peace feelers said that Japan, through persons
1ose to both the Chungking government and the puppet state of Nanking, attempted
o establish contact with Chiang-Kai-Shek. The efforts met with failure and
2iiang took punitive action against these emissaries.
Both KO China and the Tokyo attache Meisinger reported that 350,000
.hinese workers were employed in the Soviet Union until the end of 1943. The
Forkers came from Chungking-dominated China, the Yenan provinces and Sinkiang.
3ecruiting was at first permitted and later carried on illegaly. This labor
as furnished to Russia without any difficulty because of the good relations
'petween the two.
g. Institut zur Erforschung Inner-Asiens.
Originally called the Sven Hedin Institut, this organization was first
located in BERLIN and later at Chateau Mittersill in Bavaria. The director was
■SS Stubaf. Dr Ernst Schaefer (Tibet Schaefer). His assistant was SS 8/8tuf.Dr
erger. All the members of the Institut belonged to the SS and it was strongly
mipported by Himm/er. Schaefer considered the Ost Asien Institut of Amt VI a
ival institute and would not cooperate with it.
Two expeditions to Tibet were organized by the Institut zur Erforschung
inner Asiens for scientific and political purposes. According to Weirauch, no
political results were achieved by these two eXpeditions.
h. Deutsch Japanische Gesellschaft (DJG).
The office was located in BERLIN at Ahornstr la. The president was
dmiral Roerster and the general secretary was Werner. Foerster held the post
ti]. 1943 when he was succeeded by Reg Asst Troemel. The DJG had a branch office
n Hamburg.
Weirauch claims that this society was devoted largely to social and
ultural purposes and did not furnish VI - .C/4 with any worthwhile information. .
- thought of using the DJG for building up an intelligence network after
he successful termination of the war.
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