choukuo Action Met by Soviet Retaliation Harbin, Nov. 2
The Manchoukuo Chinese Eastern Railway comptroller to-day refused to sanction the payment of calories of the Chinese Eastern Railway em. ployees, Kalina, Lavroft, Kublel and Ahloff, who were terested on Sept 24
Rady, ry Jof the principal reasons for the organisation plan is properly. to. Jcontrol enterprises for the exploit: tion of natural resources of strategic importance, The transfer from the Colonial Ministry in Tokyo to the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army of power to supervise the South Manchuria Railway Company is one of the most radical changes pro-osed in the general reorganisation Col. Numata declares that he has received the understanding of the Japanese Government on this, point. He explains that the reorganisation of the South Manchuria Railway Company, instead of meaning @ dissolution of the institution, actually will strengthen the econo: mie system of the entire country.
Military Control tion plan proposed by the Ty, authorities understood to include the follow:
Commander-in-Chiot of ung Army is tobe 4 vested with the authority to direct and supervise the economic programme for Manchuria, 2—A medium is to be formed on the basis of the existing' special service department of the Kuantung Government and the economic Fesearch committee of the South Manchuria Railway Company, which shall be responsible diveetly to the Prime Minister of the Tokyo Gov~ ernment, and which shall be detach= ed from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Colonies, the South Mauch Railway Com: pany ix to be transferred to the Commander-in-Chief of the wane tung Army from. the Minister of Colonies, for administrative and
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