Decision Announced Defining Scope of Ministry Nanking, Feb, 20, An important decision was made this morning at a meeting of the Central Political Council in regard Inter-provincial and munteipal communications, There had been some dispute between the Ministry of Cent" nnunieations and the various Drom vineinl governments. and monicip administrations as. to. the exact ope of the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications. Th development of certain communica. tions by the Ministry in a number of provinces and. cities had been regarded by the administrations of the latter a¥ an encroachment upon their legal rights. AS opinions differed on this issue, the <Adminise trative Yuan decided to refer, the matter to. the Central Political Council; the highest. political organ in the' Kuomintang. After dis cussion the latter was referred the OG. P. ©. to the Committes for Economic Aitairs for examination, The recommendations of this Comittos, which were adopted by the Central Political Council at today's meeting, wer (1) That the Ministry of Come munications may "undertake the development of sich conmunleations involve.more than two pro-
(2) hat provincial governments may undertake the development of stich communications as involve more than two hsien; and (8) That municipal or hstongovernments may undertake the development of such communications as involve only one municipality or hsien, In regard to telephone adminis. tration, the telephone offices already. established by the Ministry of Communications in various citi will continue to come under the Jurisdiction of the Ministry, but the municipal or hsien administrations may establish their own telephone, offices if such offices have not been. doing 80 he was hastening his own "If General Yen awakes to his mistakes, lays down arms and 008: abroad, he would still be able to res, doom his iniquities. But if he spor ists-in his feudalistic and militaria' Hie actions: against the Central Gov. ernment, his -personal elimination: [will be "the. natural outcome)" clared the speaker—Kuo. Min...
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