The Archive · 1937

Gen. Chiang Resigns Concurrent Post

Nanking, Mar. 25.

General Chiang Kat-shek's resignation from "his concurrent ost asa member of the State Council, "was accepted by "the Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee at its regular meeting this morning. Chang Chia Hutukebtu, Living 'Buddha snd: Paeifteation Commie~ sloner of Mongolia, was appointed member of the' State Council. "Central News. kulang, and will ald Nanking to extend authority over the province. As Sinking. Is reported to be under complete Soviet political and economic domination, this, according to the two papers, would be tantamount to the transfer of control over these interests to the Central Government.

4, The status quo will be main. tained in Outer Mongolia, in view of the exiteness of Manchouiug and the The Soviet Government would shortfaponese activities in Inner Mongolia.

issue a statement confirming China's sovereignty over Outer, Mongolia.

Circumstances permitting, the two governments will propose the creation of machinery to guarantee security on the Pacific.

The terms of the accord, both dallies stated, indicate important, Soviet concessions to China. This, the papers said, is indicative of Moscow's desire to court the Chinese, and thus block the anti-Soviet activities of Japan.

Mr. Spilwanek, the newspapers sai was acting on behalf of the Russ Ambassador, M. D. V. Bogomolo! now ona furlough in Russia, on direct instructions from Moscow. He acting concurrently as Counsellor of the The two ailies attached great significance to the report of the agreement in view of the rumours of a rapproche-

Present-day China, the paper assorts, needs economic unification as well' og military and political unity. The establishment of the Central Reserve Bank will help to achieve unity in the nation's economic aims, thus strengthening the already unified political foundation.

Declaring that the present project another concrete evidence of the Government's achievements in national mont.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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