JAPANESE WARSHIPS BEING HANDED OVER
Reeeived Sunday, 7 p.tti. TOKIO, June 21. Thirty-two fotmer Japinese eseort destroyers will sail from Sasebo, Kyushxi, eariy in July for delivery to United! Sta'tes, Britain, Russia and China. Each | of the four P'owers will receive eight ships decided by lots drawn in Tokio. Thte warshipa are eonsidered part of the demili'tarisation process and the eost bf the sliips will no't be dedueted from the Japanese reparations bill. Later deliveries will bring the total nnmber of Ves- ; aels ahd destroyers to be allotted to 92 Japanese crews will sall the ships. The British share will be delivered tb! fiong Kong.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 June 1947, Page 8
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