the west of Chungking on August 28, Japanese aeroplanes under the command of Captaing Okuda and Ando dropped "hundreds of thousands" of pamphlets over the area describing conditions in the oceapled areas, 9 Navy spokesman revealed at the press conference yesterday.
The object of the showering of the leaflets, he said, was to convey accurate information regarding conditions in the occupied areas and to counteract propaganda emanating from, Chungking which was mis-Iinforining the Chinese public, During the raid three Chinese combat, aeroplanes had challenged the raiders, he continued, but had been "beaten off. In the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire the raiders had then dropped bombs on military Qstablishments located in that are; The spokesman stated that heavy destruction had been cotised and several fires started,"
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