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Chungking, To-day. INTERESTING REVELATIONS concerning what is alleged to have occurred at the so-called "Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Executive Com- mittee of the Kuomintang" held at Shanghai on August 29, under the chairmanship of Wang Ching-wei, are made by Mr. Lo Ching-tao, a member of the C.E.C.
Mr. Lo says he was kidnapped by Wang Ching-wei's followers and compelled to attend the session as a member of the Presidium, but he escaped after the meeting to Hong Kong, from where he flew to Chungking.
Speaking at a press conference yes- terday, Mr. Lo stated that Chu Ming-yi called upon him on the morning of August 29 inviting him to lunch.
There was, however, no meal.
Instead, he was driven by car to the home of General Chen Tiao- yuan, in the French Concession near Jessfield Park, where he was taken into a room to meet Wang Ching-wei, Chao Fu-hai. Mei Sze-ping and Tung.
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Wang, according to Lo Ching-tao, requested him to attend the "sixth plenary session of the C.E.C."
After explaining that Japan had agreed to recognise the new National Government and the Central Kuo- mintang to be formed, the Kuomin- tang flag and the "Three Peoples' Principles," Wang is alleged to have requested Lo to be responsible for Mongolian and Tibetan affairs in the new government.
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After this, they were downstairs to a large hall where the meeting was held.
..SEVEN MEMBERS
Lo declared that Wang Ching-wei proposed seven members for the pre- sidium, namely, Wang Ching-wei, Yang Kwei-yi, Chiao Ying, Chao Fu- hai. Mei Sze-ping and himself.
Wang also proposed to increase the members of the Central Executive Committee to members.
The names of these new mem→ bers were read out by Wang, who is alleged to have justified this unusual procedure of appointing new C.E.C. members iristead of election by mentioning a similar procedure once adopted by Sun
Yat-sen.
only appointed 80 new members, re- Wang, however, (Lo proceeded), serving the other 20 for later appoint- ment. None of the 80 was known to Lo Ching-tao.
DOCUMENTS DESTROYED
All documents and the agenda of the meeting were destroyed by fre! before the delegates safety of the members of the delega-
dispersed, "for) tion."
Lo said that Wang also informed him that Yang Kwai-yi was a retired military man contacts with Chinese military lead- who was establishing
ers, that Chiao Ying was responsible for contacting. Party delegates in North China, while Chao Fu-hai and Mel. Sze-ping were instrumental in completing negotiations for peace with the Japanese authorities.
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LORRY TRANSPORT Wang was elected "chairman" the Central Kuomintang and the en- tire session lasted only five hours, after which the delegates were cart- | ed away in lorries.
Lo added that he was urged to stay 260, adding 100 new at the residence of a member, but he
declined.-Reuter.
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