Timber transported from Romania towards England according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 17 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 17 February 1940 No. 758 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item referred to a tiding van 7 February from Constanta, Romania reporting the sale of 700 wagon boards (timber) from Romania to England. One part was already loaded on board of a British steamship (the Incemore?), with a second steamship for the remaining part was underway. Both ships were chartered for 27 pound sterling/waggon. The private rate for England was estimated 34 pound sterling/waggon.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.