Chungking, Nov. 17. 66] JQUIDATION of the China incident is but an empty dream on the part of the Japanese while the fact is that the ora time has come for liquidation of the Japan incident, and the time to do it is between now and next Spring." declared General- the Far issimo Chiang Kai-shek in his opening address to the National People's Po ical Council this morning.
The opening ceremony was particularly significant because a Communist delegate, Mr. Tung Pi wu, attended the meeting. He sat next to Mr, Chen Po-sen, Director of the official "Central Daily News."
The communists did not attend the previous session.
After declaring that Chinese resistance has reached the most!
ical and decisive stage, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek stated the unity of Chin: Britain, the United States, Soviet Russia and the Dutch East Indies marked the end of Japanese aggression, The Sapanese. attack on Yunnan willie" the preliminary. step. to. an Miacte on" Singapore, Burma Thatland, the Generalissimo said. He 3 Will Bomb Indo-China Hated that the frst step of Japan's southward expansion was the occupa: If Yunnan Attacked tion of fndo-China, while the Invasion Yunnan. would be the second step, Bue he assured. the mesting tat Chungking Nov. 13. hina Was fly prepared to meet shy China would bomb Indo-China in the event of a Japanese attack on General "Chiang, Kal-shek devoted this morning's address mainly t0 fore jBlnan declared he Chinese Sai Sign "affarse especially Yo" American tar teaman at this. afternoon's brets conference. 'The bombing, now find' Japanese relations, ever, he added, would only be direct Ed° against military, objectives.
Vanguard Action for Powers 'The Japanese in French Indo-China were busily making preparations for Powers hod completed all necessary Saying, that the _antl-aggression fan attack on Yunnan, the spokesnran Stated, 'While it was' not possible to fnilitary preparations in the Par Bask Drediet the time of the Japanese the. General declared" thet. China's tack, he believed that there would be Fesistance in_ the past {our Years had Important developments. within. two torved a8 a' vanguard action enabling or three weeks, when the success fhe'Powers Yo"imake those prepare ons.
"He expressed confidence that Mr, Saburo Kurusu's mission to Washing: ton could not succeed, as Japanese aiigression in China was also directed Against the foreign Powers. "He refalled (he. indignities. the Japanese had' inflicted on foreigners in China, well as. Japan's. systematic de: Struction of "foreign business rights and interests there.
in order to uphold. the Nine-Power Pact and defend their own interests, the Generalissimo was of the opinion that "the United States and Britain could not compromise with Japan.
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