During the winter months the} road. seress the ice is strongly] guarded on both sides of the river, every. one crossing from the USSR. "into Manchuria and vice versa has all his documents _most carefully examined, On the Soviet side there isa three-storey bullaing on the bank of the river where the O.GP.U, has its headquarters. The fact that both ides of the river are so strongly guarded explains why there have been no refugees from the Soviet side during the last few months. The Journalists state that during the two ays that they were In Sakhalian they could distinctly see with their field glasses life as it is at present] Ju Blagoveshensk. It was quite possible to see the main street of th town with the crowd of people, par-Heularly soldiers, going about' their business. There are barracks everywhere in the town but there are also very large barracks on the hills at the' back of the town. Not far from the river bank a large aerodrome can be seen as well as houses for the aviators.
In examining the streets through field glasses it was apparent that there were very few civilians resident in the town, practically every-docly being military. 'Though tanks were not' seen a very considerable number near the river edge. They noticed that aeroplanes flew very slowly and considered that this was owing either to. the. motors being of bad con-construction or the aeroplane. heins overloaded with military supplies.
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