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from Marshal Fu-P'si-fu before he can occupy the
region allotted to him.
(0) The provinces of Honan, Shen-ai and Anhui are
assigned to General Fan Chung-siu, to whom reference is made in the first paragraph of my secret despatch of the 21st August. He is now campaigning in Honan: but he would have to conquer that province as well as Shen-ei from Marshal Wu and Anhui from Marshal Sun, (d) The present Canton Soviet is to rule Kuang-tung kuang-hai and Yunnan; but they would have to conquer Yunna from General T'ang Chi-yao and their present control over huang-hai is merely nominal. (e) The provinces of Chih-li, Shantung, kansu, Sau- ch'uan and part of Mongolia is assigned to General Lu-Chung-lin (
), who is one
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of the generals of Marshal Feng and has recently been defeated in the fighting at Nank'ou pass.
It will be noticed that in the above partition four out of the Eighteen Provinces viz. Fukien, Kusi-chou, Shari and Kiang i have been omitted.
4. It is alleged that Russia is prepared to assist in carrying out this policy not only with money and munitions of war, but also with Soviet troops.
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The truth of this news should, I think, be teated by reference to His Majesty's Minister at
Moscow: for, if trus, a situation has arisen in which the Great Powers interested in the Far last are deeply concerned,
and regarding which they might well (as suggested in the 23rd paragraph of my secret despatch of the 27th June) consult each other fully and frankly.
I have etc.
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Governor eto.