E. Szechuen City Bombed In Moscow Chinese Claim to Be Close Moscow, June 30.
To Canton The Soviet Russian Ambassador in Washington, M. Constantine Uman-Chungking, June 30. sky, took leave of the United States Forty-üve Japanese planes, in two Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, groups, raided Liangshan, in Eastern yesterday, prior to his departure for Szechuen, to the north-east of Chung-Moscow, according to press reports king, shortly after noon today, achere. cording- to Chinese reports. The The news was received with unusual raiders are reported to have flown in attention in diplomatic circles here two groups, the first comprising 27 since the journey of the Ambassador planes and the second 18 planes. to Moscow coincides with the recall The air raid alarm was sounded of the Soviet Charge d'Affaires in in'Chungking at 1 p.m. as the raiders Tokyo, M, Smetanin. It is considered entered Szechuen, but the "all-clear" probable that both diplomats have signal was given an hour later when been called io Moscow at the same the attackers were seen to be flying time to assist the government in away from the direction of Chung-deliberations on Soviet policy in king.
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Chinese pursuit planes are said to have taken off and to have engaged ihe raiders when ihey arrived over Liangshan.
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