The "China Times" has published a report from Marshal Chang Heueh-liang, in. which, after reporting on the fighting at Pogranichnaya, he said:
"our understanding' has been that} negotiations with Russia are being conducted successfully, although recently we have not heard anything from the: State Council concerning the progress of the negotiations. We are unable to determine whether this renewed attack on the part of Russia is meant as the commencement-of serious warfare, or is it to be regarded merrly as the ce-sumption of terrorist tactics to sup-
"Qn our part, we have ordered the garrison forces to bold their positions at all costs. We hereby request the State Council to keep us informed at all times of the progress of negotiations now being conducted in Germany and we sug gest that the State Council should fnstract our Minister in Germany in inquire of the Soviet Government the reasons for their actions."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.