The Archive · 1925

Promise to Remove Arsenal

Marshal Wa definitely states, that. as far as it is in the power of the Government to do so, the Kianjnan Arsenal will be removed from /Shanghai altogether to a city named ChucHowta, situated some 500° from Shanghai. Stress was laid on. the point that the Government. are most anxious that Shanghai should be freed from all menace of fighting on and around her borders, General Ting stated that this war tone of Marshal Wu's principal obleets in coming to Shanghai, Questioned with regard to the neutral zone to be made round Shanghai, Gen, Ting stated both Lu Yung-hsiang and Sun Chuan-fang had expressed their complete wile Tingness to make that zone a radius of 30 li, Before anything could be done, however, the province of Kiangsu had to be rid of, Chi's army.

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