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Founded
Japanese
172
Manchoukuoans
220
Police
70
2.
158
Totals
462
2.
A comparison of these figures with the totals
obtained from published individual reports of encountere
shows gross inaccuracies but there is no means of gauging
the distortion, especially thst relating to Government
casualties.
What is of interest is that the
figures give the lie direct to the Army' a repeated assertione
that the bandit problem is practically disposed of.
In February 1937 "there were only 9600 bandits still active";
of these 12,574 were killed and 4,945 taken prisoner during
that year (vide Mukden despatch No 41 of Karch 3ra 1938 to
Hi.. Ambassador, Shanghai).
In February 1938 the
Army estimated that there still remainsu 9000 bendits in
Manchuria : of these, in one Trovince alone (admittedly
the worst), 6,682 have been killed, 820 ceptured and 2,300
have returned to allegiance.
The most that can be
said is that, as areas are developed, the bandite withdrew
very slowly to the more mountainous districts.
Sanchiang Province still, however, provides a daily count oi
14 expeditions and 4 encounters, which suggests a lingering
problem of sone magnitude.
I have the honour to be,
sir.
Your Excellency's most obedient,
humble Servant,
(sd.) H. A. Graves.
Acting Conspl-General th
18th
According to an official announcement dated January the number of bandits still at large in the whole of Manchuria ie about 3,400.
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