Hongkong, Feb. 24.
Members of the Chinese "Young Men's Iron and Blood Corps" in whose name many terroristic outbreaks have been carried out in are acting under direct the newly-organized "Committee for the Extension of Party ministration in the War Zones," reliable information emanating from sources close to the Kuomintang disclosed here today.
Formed as a result of the deliberations of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Nationalist Party, which met in Chungking on January 21 to 29, at the instance of the Communists, the new committee is designed to ce-ordinate the operations of all anti-Japanese organs within the Kuomintang.
Headed by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, who has Gen. Li Chi-shen serving under him as vice-chairman of the committee, the new organization com-Prises among its members Gen. Chiangs "Blue Shirts" and the Special Mobile Units of the Chinese Communists.
With a $15,000,000 fund at its disposal, the committee is engaged in carrying out assassinations, sabotage and intelligence work within the Japanese-occupied areas.—Domei.
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