Most Chinese military planes are of Soviet construction, i Comdr Hazama, navy spokesman at yester-Gay's press conference here. He said that their fighting power had been rendered almost nil and told of recent operations by Japanese naval sireraft on May 26 and 27 in which 42 Chinese planes were destroyed, 35 while on the ground. the othe having peep shot down Japanese encirclement of Chinese s in south Shansi was coming successful conclusion, said Col.
ma, army spokesman. Two sion of the 27th Army had been almas:
annihilated, he added. Gen of the 98th Army was alleged to have lost about one-half of his men.
Col. Akiyama stated that Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, fearing an attack on Loyang, had been concentrating forces in that area and building defences with coolie labour Chungking itself was not of supreme importance from a miliry point of view, said Col, Aki yama. It would fall when the chid Chinese armies had been defeated. he indicated. The strongest Chinese forces were stationed in the Ichang itea, he said, while the next strong est forces w in the Shansi and Sian war zone.
Asked why Chungking was bomb ed, Col. Akiyama said that the objective was to destroy points of mili importance and also to influence the attitude of Gen. Chiang Koishek.
Chungking reports of Communist sabotage behind the Japanese lines were described as w stated there had been 4: troops in Shans! but more than three tim: wishful thinking that originally 000 Communist now there were that number the Japanese,
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