The "Ta Kung Pao" was responsible for the disclosure of the alleged secret agreement. The agreement, the paper said, had been reached between Baron Hiranuma, the Japanese Prime Minister, and Mr. Wang Ching-wei, former President of the Executive Yuan, who is now living in virtual exile in French Indo-
China. The agreement, according to the journal, consists of the following points:
1. In order to facilitate early realisation of the peace policy of Mr. Wang Ching-wei and Prince Konoye, the former Japanese Premier, Japan, before the Chinese Central Government completes the reorganization of its army, should launch several offend sives designed to achieve the following objectives:—(a) In North China, Japan must occupy Sian, capital of Shensi, effect encirclement of Szechuen, and cut communications between China and Russia.
(b) In South China, the Japanese should occupy Nanning. capital of Kwangsi, in order to exert pressure on anti-Japanese sentiment in that province, and should also cut communications between Kwangsi and French Indo-China; (c) In Central China, the Japanese should occupy Changsha, cut the Kiangsi -Hunan Railway, occupy Siangyang and Fangchen, and apply a strangle-hold on the Hunan and Szechuen provinces,
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