Espionage-related fraudulent sales contract, 1945

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 13:48

Due to concerns that his assets in Hong Kong would be lost after Japan's defeat, Yamaguchi Getsuro transferred his assets from Hong Kong to his alias, Haa Nin (夏年) (1), using a fake sales contract* in April 1945.

*Alan Ho's Collection (I have donated this artifact to the collection at HKBU Library)

Source : 
(1) Academia Historica (國史館),
Macau Enemy Property Handling (澳門敵偽產業處理, 1946/12/22) , P287
https://ahonline.drnh.gov.tw/index.php?act=Display/image/3060593-gca7QK…

Date picture taken
1945