COMPLETE closure of various supply routes to Chungking. and Josses amounting to approximately 150.000 dead, were none, the highlights of Japanese successes in operations in South China, stated Colonel Sama, chief of the Press Section of the Japanese: Expeditionary Forees to South China, in @ communique released today reviewing the past year's acti ties.
'Stoppage of vital supplies and war material" to Chungking by these Japanese operations on land, sea, and air have had an important' effect in Towering the enemy moral with Chungking troops showing ess ghting spirit. in engagements with the wpanese, he stated.
he communique emphasized the played. by Japanese forees in up the route for supplies to king by Way of French Indo-following. the peaceful conclusion of a Franco-Japanese axreciment, permitting Japanese troops to despatch on September 23, crack units Into French Indo-China territory.
'Acquirement of bases in French Indo-China exerted tremendous pres sure against' Chungking, and with, sloppage of materials and equipment this move virtually' spelt the collapse of -anti-Japanese resistance and in-nonce in. south-west China, the xelew said,
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