We are technically strong, with regard to tanks and aviation. Should we have to measure forces we shall come out victorious. 'Our tanks' and aviation will be able to ull their socialist" duty "before Soviet Union, not only on the frontier, but also in some places the deep rear of our imperialist adversary.
Explaining the difference between the measures carried out by the Japanese General Staff in the Far East, and those undertaken by the Soviet Staff, Gen. Bluecher said: "Dverything we do in the Far East is for the defence of our frontiers, while the measures of the Japanese General Staff have assault, as their object."
Speaking further of the economic Jconstruetion work carried on in the Soviet, Far East, Gen. Bluecher said: "Under the first Five Year Plan more funds have been invested in the Far Eastern region, than turing the whole existence of the sarist _governmen Second Five Year Plan in the Far Eastern region ig an enormous programme {for the Socialist industrialization of that, "borderland. The region has set itself to the task of developing large industries, metallurgy, chanical industry, shipbuilding, the powerful development of transport,
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