Nanking, Feb, 10, Anigered at the increasing friction between the Kuomintang and Communists, and the repressive measures Taunehed by Chungking against ¢ the Red forees, an enemy guerilla unit surrendered to the Japanese at Wuhu yesterday morning and were formally incorporated in the Pacification Corps of the Nanking Government, The unit was composed of 431 men under the leadership of Commander Hung Wei-chin, operating in southern Anhwei Province, Prior to its surrender, the guerillas clashed with and defeated a section lof the 208th Division who attempted obstruct them on Saturday night, Chungking has been considerably shocked by the latest event indicat~ ing Soviet dissatisfaction regarding the Kuomintang's order for the disbanding of the Communist New Fourth Army, these reports revealed.
was further disclosed that M. Paniushikin. Soviet Ambhssador at Chungking, had made representations Chiang Kal-shek's regime regard= ing this question Originally there were about 49 Soviet military advisors at Chung king, but now 70 per cent. of them have returned to Russia—Domel, Punitive Measures Denied Chungking. Feb. 10.
'A categorical denial has been given hhere by the Chinese military spokesman to rumours that Chinese com munists were forming an independent army or that punitive measures against them had been taken or were contemplated.
After recalling that Chinese Com= munists had pledged their allegiance to the national forces in. September 1999, the spokesman said they under~ took to abide by the orders of the Chinese Government, Communist forces, he added, were now simply one section (about two er cent.) of the Chinese national forces—Reuter.
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