'The organisation of Citizens' Corps similar to those now. existence in Kuangsi is now under
geciire peace a ie withdrawal aware jot kay from various rural districts of the bandit suppression corps.
In Kuangsi the Citizens Corps is a modified form of conscription. under which 00,000 youths' are Being trained annually ax potential soldiers. With the inteoduetion of the scheme into Kuangtung the
organise. ina few years a huge authorities here, wil be "able to people's army which at all times will be able to protect all districts against Communists or bandits and Who will be available as full soldiers times of national emergency.
Each district will do. something towards the upkeep' of its section of the Citizens Corps and. this will enable Kuangtung to cut down its enormous standing army to reasonable proportions and thus lessen the eat financial burden on the pro= Nincial treasury.
The province will be divided into five districts in'each of which there will be nine corps, each under 2 Gistrict_ commander responsible-to a Provincial commander-in-chief, General Chen Chi-tang will be that commander-in-chief, with Canton as headquarters. When the organi ion is complete the bandit sup-session corps and headquarters Will abolished.—Reuter.
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