The Archive · 1935

CHINA'S FORTIFIED

ZONES

Government Specifies Areas of Restriction Nanking, Mar. 39, Revised regulations governing forti-fled zones in Chin: consisting of sixteen articles, were promulgated by the National' Government official mandate of yesterday's date, The area surrounding a designated fortress or points of defence, 10 a radius of from 400 10 600 metres, is to be known as the first area of the fortified zone, and the area with a radius of from 3,000 to 4,000 metres starting from the first area, as the Second. area, Without the express consent of the highest. military." organ, surveying, photographing, mapping, and military investigation are prohibited in the first area; without the permission of the fortress commander, fishing hunting, mining, boat-docking and, digging' are prohibited in the first area; and without the permission of the fortress commander, erecting new ulldings, repairing old ones, building walis, digging wells, or other construction work that may change the elevation of the ground are prohibited. Inside both the first and second areas, without the permission of the National Government, foreign commercial and fighting vessels are prohibited within the fortified zone to dock in any part of it; without the per mission of the Minister "of Ws engineering work for the changing of the course of railways building of bridges, dykes, tunnels, are prohibited; without the 'Permission of the fortress commander, aeroplanes and other ying' vessels are prohibited over the fortified zone, Imprisonment and fines are. spec! thed for breaches of these regulations.

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