The Archive · 1933

No Developments in Charhar

Shanghai, June 5.

The report that there were secret annexes attached tothe Tangka truce agreement was, denied by Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legis five Yuan, who arrived from Nan~ Rin yesterday. oe desied the "reported possibility of an exchange of opinions between Mr. 'Huang Fu, Chairman of the Tah, Japanege Minister, and Peking Political Council, concerning. the settlement of the outstanding Sino-Japanese issue. He pointed out that, Mu Huang' was. not an oMeial of the Foreign Affairs Minis-and that China was not pre-patel' to open diplomatic "negatiations with

the conclusion Explaining the events leading to of the truce agree jan said that the Govern-further resistance conceded to open armistice negotiations on the following four principles: that th ment should be ye zone; that, no political should be discussed; and hae out military cfleers participate in the "negetiaions.

Because of the agitation of the former warlords in the north and their plots to set up an independent state, which would further complicate the situation, the Government decided to open negotiations on the third and fourth principles, the first two being objected to by the Japanese, he said. 'The truce was thus conclude Concerning the 'Kuling dise sions, Mr. Sun stateu that opinions fon various' Government problems Wore exchanged with Gen." Chiang Kai-shek, The postponement the Provisional Ni Congress of the Kuomintang was to avoid misunderstanding of the South-West Political Council, as the sub-Ject had been the bone of contention between Nanking and Canton or some tine were had been new developments in Charhar following the assumption of the post of Conimander.in-Chief of People's Anti-Japanese Army by Marshal Feng Yuchsiang, Mr. Sun continued. Being concerned over the situation, Mr. "Huang had already sent a personal representa tive to seo him. Mr. Sun regarded Kalgan as of great ' strategic importance. Its "occupation by the Japanese would lead to. the loss of Charhar and Suiyuan provinces, he

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