The Archive · 1935

Personal Directions

Peiping, Oct. 3.

With the Communist hordes evacuating Szechuen for the north: western provinces, Gen, Chiang Kaishek has decided to establish his headquarters in Sian, Rengo learned charge of the punitive operations, land to ce-operate with' assisted by Gen. Chang Hsueh-liang, Chiang. Kai-shek inthe "at who is now in charge of the head-tack against the Reds in Kansu. Jquarters in Wuhan. The latter's meagre. All he news from north Shensi i very communications "have troops are reported to be moving towards Shensi, while he himself Is been cut for months, but at last news expected to fly to, Tayuan soon to has come through reporting the relief confer with Gen.' Yen Hsi-shan, of Fushih (Yenan) by Government) Chairman of the Shansi Provincial troops after a prolonged siege Government, on ut-Commoniat three-and-a-half months, during which time the city was surrounded by the Reds.

Chengtu, Oct. 5.

'This has been confirmed by a letter to establish Provisional Headquarters {nat the Sexe' hes bose lifted' and Gen. Chiang Kai-shek has decided just received from: Fushi, sta

here for the purpose of reorganizing that all is well, The road is now the various units of the Communist lear from Sian to Fushin, and the Suppression Forees in Szechuen. The Reds are being driven out by the Headquarters of the Kiangsi Pacifica- combined operations of Yew" Het tion Commissioner will be abolished jshan's Shanst troops from the north and Gen. Ku Chuctung, the Pacifica and the Shensi troops from the south. tion Commissioner, will be appointed Director of the Provisional Head-Serious Situation in Kansa quarters.—Chekial 'The situation in Kansu appears to Reds' Sorry Plight be much more serious. News. {rom Lanchow states that the Szechuen Chengtu, Oct. 2.

Reds have at last broken through the Terrible conditions are being experienced by the remnants of the and'taken Alishsien Sungpan Range into south Kansu and are now Reds under Mao ye-tung. In Kansu, threatening Lanchow, the capital. according to reports received. {rom

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