Chungking, Mar. 9.
TPHE publication this moming of the full text of the report of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek before the National People's Political Council regarding the Communist situation, and the texts of telegrams addressed to the Council by Communist leaders marked the first official publication of the details and circumstances leading to the present friction between the Central Government and the Chinese Communist party. Details- of the negotiations going on between the Government and the Communists were also published, Afier accusing the Communists of that we can'in the near future score attempting to establish an armed important military "successes, or at force of their own, and utilising the least restore the battle front as it Present national crisis to attempt to was prior to Autumn 1938, ain political control of the country, the Generalissimo revealed for the "From now on, any army units fret time that irregular activities on defying the orders of the High Gomthe part of the Communist forces had mand will be severely disciplined, but been an important cause in delaying T assure the Council that so long 0s the Chinese counter-offensive against the Communist troops obey orders the Japanese forces in China. and join the programme of national Concluding, Gen. Chiang Kal-shek resistance, the Government will expressed the hope.that the (Com-never again resort to military! action munists would full their pledges to against the Communists in China: carry out military orders and'join the Seven Communist delegates, headed united front against the Japanese, inby Gen, Mao Tseng. and Mr, Wang vasion so that gin early victory may: Ming. addressed a telegram to the achieved. [Courell Secretariat on February 15.
The Secretariat of the Counelt containing 12 conditions for atten-[ceived two communications from the dance at the Council meetings, The Communist delegates to the Council, conditions Included the checking of containing 12 settlement proposals provocative action, the cancellation land 12 provisional settlement pr of the orders of January 17 disbanding posals respectively, which may" be the New Fourth Army, the punish~ Grouped under military and political ment of Generals Ho Ying-ching, Ku arty headings, The military demands propose that the Government may not discipline troops which defied "Government Yeh Ting, Commander of the New orders, otherwise the Government Fourth Army, and the restoration of military authorities should be punish-the arms of the Now Fourth Army fed, awhile the losses of mutinying troops should be compensated,
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