The Archive · 1934

Special Duty of Soviet Eastern Army

Anniversary of Founding the Soviets Celebrated Moscow, Nov. 7.

In an order to the. 'Soviet Far! Eastern Army, Gen. Bluecher, the commander, on occasion of the' 17th anniversary "of the foundation of Soviet Russia, stressed the great political tasks which the Far Eastern Army had to full The Special Far Eastern Army is fon outpost duty and it is up to it to safeguard peace, the order says in part. "If we are attacked," Gen. Bluecher says, "we shall take up our arms. Every attack on Soviet sell will be combatted with the most ruthless measures and not an inch' of Soviet soil shall be abandoned: without a struggle."

Comrade Kalinin supported Gen Bluecher and declared that, if Soviet Russia were attacked," the' Soviet Union and the Red "Army would "do their duty."—Trans-Oc Kuo Min.

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

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