Mr, Currie is said to have come! back converted to boldness in Amer! een ce eet ciplewaty, reported to have dismissed the Kuomintang-Communist difference as, in the first place, cured, and in the second a sign of Chinese solf-coniid-fence "and belief in ultimate victory, while he is also convinced that the Japanese cannot close the Burma Road.
For the effectiveness of the proposed Chinese counter-offensive, he Is said to make two points:
'The Japanese in China are in a far' worse state of exhaustion and demoralization than generally assum ed in Washington, and "2, Flying Fortresses could drop Ineendiary bombs on Japan's concen= trated paper and matchwood indus~ tray areas to deal a body blow at Japan's war effort, "Presidential Assurance How far these recommendations, it formally definitely nounced there. will be assistance for China, and in view of his well-known habit of coming back from his short holiday dashing cruises full of pep and} ready-macle plans, it would not sur~ prise anyone here if he returns with ow schemes for assisting Britain and her allies and China, It ts recalled that' he sprang his Lease and. Lend scheme after a similar cruise.
Adlvocates here of a bolder policy:
the Paeifle have gained a point by the visit of American warships 0 Auckland and Sydney. fore enutious elements in naval circles had predicted that any warships going westward of the 180! meridian would be attacked or turned back by the Jap-nese, and many here feo) strongly that if these ships go to Singarore It will be enough to doter the Japanese from any adventures in Malaya.—Reuter, Matsuoka Not Worrying Chungking Circles Chungking, Mar, 29, Chinese circles here attach little importance to the visit of Mr. Matsuoka, Jepanese Foreign Minister, to Moscow and Berlin, the influential "Ta Kung Pao" roporis today.
'A leading article. in the Chinese newspaper points out that Soviet Russia's relations with the Axis: powers cannot be very close, despite the recent interview atween 'Josef Stalin, Secrelary-General of the 'Communist' Party, and the Japanese Foreign Minister.
"The newspaper recalls that Soviet Russia voiced dissatisfaction over Bulgaria's adherence to the tripartite pact, and also gave assurances to Turkey of the Soviet's sympathy and neutrality in the event of aggression against that country.
After emphasizing the importance of the Yugoslav coup d'etat, the "Ta Kung Pao" declares: "With such unfavourable developments in Europe Germany cannot given much assist~ nee {0 Japan, whilst Italy herself in '2. most desperate position, certainly cannot do any more"—Reuter, Military Misson from China in New Delhi New Delhi, Mar. 25, 'An unofficial Chinese goodwill mitt. tary mission, led by Gen. Shang Chen, arrived here yesterday, which will extend to 'Thursday, they will be entertained by the' Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, and the Commarider-in-Chief, Lt: Gen. Sir Claude J, Auchinleck—Reuter.
Chungking, Mar. 25.
Transportation over the Burma Road will be placed henceforth under the control of the South-West Transportation Bureau, the Chinese official "Central Dally News" announced this morning.
New regulations approved by the National" Military Council provide that henceforth all Government and private motor vehicles carrying goods Sut of China over the Burma Road Must be placed under the control of the South-West Transportation Bur-can.
The new regulations will first be enforced along the western section of the Yunnan-Burma highway. Those. carriers who own their own trucks must apply for transit permits from the South-West Transportation Bur-can, according to the new regulations. Those who do not possess their own trucks must load their goods in trucks which carry goods into China. from Burma but which return along the Burma Road unloaded.
Failure to comply with these regulations will render the goods and {fucks concerned liable to confiscation the Government—Reuter.
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