Dependent on New Regime in Opinion of Military Tientsin, Aug. 28.
"The future of North China is entirely dependent upon the new regime, which we hope will remove all Communist and anti-Japanese activity," declared Lieutenant-General Katsuki, commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces in North China, in an interview this afternoon.
Asked whether, if the Chinese troops retreated and concentrated in Shantung and Shansi, Japanese troops would continue operations, General Katsuki declined to comment on future events. All operations, he added, were a military secret.
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