Moscow, June 23.
UTHORITATIVE Soviet quarters were "not informed" today about the "dogfight" reported to have occurred between Soviet and Japanese planes over Manchoukuo territory yesterday.
"Simply absurd" was the way these quarters "described Japanese reports claiming that 49 Soviet planes had been brought down by the Japanese aviators,—Havas, London, June 24, Reports of heavy Soviet-Manchoukuo border fighting involve ing 400 tanks and numerous planes have been current in Japanese diplomatic circles at Moscow since June 17, the "Exchange Telegraph" reported yesterday.—United Press, Soviet Planes Downed Tokyo, June 23.
Forty-nine Soviet planes are reported to have been shot down yesterday during an alr' combat with Japanese machines, Kiantung Army communique issued ut 12.20 pin. today states that 160 Soviet aeroplanes crossed over the "Manchoukuo border and Appeared over Kanjurmiao, on the north shore of Lake Bulmer, at 4 bam. on Thursday, Eighteen Japanese machines, it continues, immediately took off and shot down 49 of these planes, losing five in the engagement, Since the Nomonhan incident, the communique says, Outer Mongol and Soviet planes have been persistent in provoking the Manchoukuo and Sapanese forces,
viet machines, repeatedly crossed me, 20, it adds, over a dozen the border and bombed Haronalshal, Kenjurmiao, Amkulo. and hal hamiayo, all in Manchoukuo territory north of' Lake Bulrnoi Since then, it declares, Manchoukuo and Japanese forces have been standing by to watch the movements of the Soviet and' Outer Mongol ave been fast but the result achieved of shooting down 49 planes out of 150 by 18 machines atoned for the loss of the five. It was an extremely' good record. Just because oth forces lost about one-third of their effectives seemed to suggest that the two. forees were equally matched in equipment "and techni Que. Tt was an accepted maxim, he concluded, that in aerial warfare two forces of the same numerical strength would lose about the same number of planes.
Warning of Was Changehun, June 23. Manchoukuo has warned Outer 'Mongolia that she is. prepared to carry warfare Into the latter's terri tory' unless alleged Outer Mongolian provocations cease, it was officially Announced here today.
un a wireless message to the Outer Mongolian Government on June 19, the Changchun authorities vigorously:
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