The Archive · 1936

Chiang Kax-shek Original Target

NenJcing, Mar. 28, Sensational pials lO undermine the Central Government were revealed to-day In the Court Indictment against the six suspects in connection with the attempted assassination of Mr. Wang Chinge3, former presldent of the Execuive Yuan, last November 1. The trial will be held next Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock.

The indictment dseloses that Gen. Chen Ming-shu and Gien. Li Chi-sen, disgruntled former Ewangsi leaders, who unsuccessfully set up a bogus government in Fukien in opposition to the Central auth orities in 1933, were the prime movers behind the assassination plot, Plots Against Geen, Chiang The original target of attack, according to the loi, the indictment seys, was Gen, Chiang Kal-shek, chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, Two Flots were said fo have been plamect to assassinate Gen. Chiang, once in December 1934, during the Pifth Plenary Session of the Central Exeuii-ye Committee, and the other tine in the fall of 1035 when Gen. Chiang returned to

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