The Archive · 1938

By Japanese Paper

Tokyo, July 1.

Embankments along the Yellow River were breached by Chinese troops at the suggestion and under the direction of Soviet military advisers, the Peiping correspondent of the "Nichi-Nichi" reported today.

Ina recent interview with foreign. correspondents Gen. Chiang Kai-shek revealed this fact, the "Nichi-Nichi" correspondent claimed The correspondent said the Soviet military advisers "probably had in mind the safeguarding of the western half of the Lunghai Railway, especially the so-called red route, against Japanese attack."—Domei.

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