Moscow, July 22.
"The Japanese have transformed Manchuria Into an advanced position against Soviet Russia" the "Krasnole Znamie;" organ of the Soviet Army in the Far East declares in a lengthy article describing Japanese war preparations in Manchoukuo.
tthe beginning of the present your, the Japanese had concentrated dine Manchuria. $00. rollitary. places. 'They have equipped the country with airfields capable of servicing at least 2000 machines. Now, they are com-leting the construction of two portant military elds at Bolt and Baotsin, near Lake Khalka,—thus creating a direct threat to' Soviet territory.
'The principal, Japanese air bases are Tochted at Sintsiang, where the Japanese, alr force has" 200 craft, sheltered' in. ten reinforced concrete hangars, and at Harbin where the shelters, 2 planes" are kept in underground
The Manchoukiuo Army, the Journal declares, has an effective of 90,000 fund is under the guidance of 10,000 Japanese officers. "Furthermore, the Japanese have at their disposal a weep, 15,000 strong, composed Russian emigres..
The paper also points out the effort made by the Kwantung Army
and highways, all of them of for the construction of new railways strategic Importance. Between 1992 and 1938, the Japanese have built {8,000 Kilometres of new railways, notably those linking Lunghwa with Tumyn and Tosmyn with Mutatsiang.
'Most of the roads constructed during the same period lead to the Soviet frontier' and are capable to stand the passage of the "Krasnoie Znami
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