The Archive · 1940

Communist Leaders Arrives

Chungking, Apr, 5, Prominent leaders of the Chinese Communist Party arrived here yesterday to attend the Afth session of the National People's Political Con-ress, They were Mr. Ching Pang-Hsien (popularly known under" his pen name a8 Poku), Miss Teng Yin-chao (wite of Mr.' Chow En-lai) and Mtr. Ling Chu-han, Me, Chow En-lal, who figured prominently during' the Sian -ineldent in December, 199, and who! recently visited " Moscow, it is Tearned, is unable to attend the Congrois. He Is obliged to stay at Sian, suffering from the effects of injuries to his arm, sustained in an evident when he wes in Moscow, Mr. Chen Shao-yn (known under his "pen name ae Wang Ming), generally recognized as a very 10+ uential Communist leader, and Mr. 'Wu Yucchang, veteran member of the party, are'also unable to come to Chungking, being detained by. duties in. the' noth-west, It is unlikely that the leaders of the Communist Party will submit any important proposal during the present session of the Congress, Since they arrived after the time allowed for submitting proposals had already expired.—Reuter,

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