Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
China Reported GiveI
Soviet OK 10 Occupy
3 Manchurian Cities

by the Associated PreSS.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 8. - Russia
was reported today to have granted
Chinese government troops permis-
sion to occupy three cities forming
the backbone of Manchuria, includ-
ing the free port of Dairen.
The government army newspaper
Ho Ping Pao said the other cities
were the capital, Changchun, 800
miles northeast of Dairen. and Har-
bin, $50 miles north of Changchun.
1t added that all would be occupied
soon.
Il Mukden, Manchuria's largest city,
was not mentioned. 1t also lies
along the main north south rail-
way running up the spine OF the
vast territory and Chungking troops
were last reported on its outskirts
waiting for Russian signal before
entering.
Ho Ping Pao quoted as its author
ity Chang Chung-kuo, son of Gen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek and
Chungking's principal negotiator at
Changchun.
The newspaper said young Chang,
who is commissioner of foreign af-
fairs for Manchuria, would return to
Chungking in few days to report.
Previous Reports Contradicted.
The asserted agreement covering
the great port of Dairen was out Of
line with previous accounts, which
said the Russians had banned entry
OF Chinese troops on the ground it
was free port.
AS for Hardin and Changchun,
both lie so far north that Chungking
h feared Chinese Communists would
beat them to both cities if the Rus
slams withdrew December 3 as
planned.
At Chungking's request, Moscow
recently agreed to delay recalling
its occupation forces from Man
churia until January 3. The gener-
alissimo's son then renewed nego-
tiations to fly Chinese troops into
Manchuria.
The army newspaper did not say
whether the troops would be flown
In to the cities or would move over
the Dairen-to-Harbin railway, which
last was reported still in operation.
Gen. TIL Lining, commander of
Central Government troops in Man
churia who is now visiting here, est
mated 10000 Chinese Communist
troops were scattered over the vast
territory.
Meanwhile, a Chinese Communist
dispatch charged that Chungkinp
troops. bolstered by Japanese SOL
diers, had massed 100000 strong
along the Yellow River and had
begun preliminary crossings in COM
Wandered junks in a drive aimed
at Communicated areas of North
ern Honan and Southern Shansi
provinces.
The Communists asserted the
troops were strung out along the
Lunghai railroad-main East-Wea
artery Of Northern China proper
from .Chenghsien 200 miles west
ward to Tungkwan. Tungkwan Is
only 155 miles south of Yenan, Com
munist headquarters.
H Charge JapS Troops Used.
The Communists also alleged, the
Central Government had thrown
Japanese troops into fighting north
Of Miyun, which Is 40 miles north
east of Peiping.
Can Associated Press dispatch
from Tientsin said that on the
Shantung Peninsula southeast of
there the Chinese governments
9th Army was moving north out
of Tsingtao toward the Commu-
nist-held port of Chefoo. Amer
lean marines occupy Tsingtao,
but maintain no patrols far out
side the city.
Reports current in Chungking
indicated the Chinese Commu-
nists intended to defend Chefoo
from land attacks and had mined
It's waters against an assault from
the sea-
Chinese Communists also reported
that six American flyers forced down
in Communist territory November
had been returned safely to Tientsin,
although they alleged that the flyers
previously strafed the Communists
and dropped intimidating handbills. -
In Peiping and Tientsin, Chinese
secret police rounded up as suspec-
ted collaborators $50 puppet officials
of the Japanese-sponsored govern
ment Of North China, including
Princess Chin Pei-hui of the Man
chu DYNASTY