Peiping, Mar, 9, Six thousand Soviet troops, supported by mechanized units and ive fighter aircraft squadrons, were mov ing east from the Lanchow area Kansu towards Shansi where a large scale encounter between Chinese Communists and Chungking forces was said to be impending, wi confirm. ed reports reaching here' today said, The Soviet forees were stated to ins clude several sharpshouter units "During the past three whether the people in Honzkun Tavs shown the same deep friendship for the Chinese ax I had seen in London, T cannot say. but Hongkong' syne pathy for Chungking 1s und ra people realize the fate of Chungking, is inseparably linked with (hit of
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