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and appealed to the national leaders to proceed with their plans for the settlement of the quellon of government, when he would be able to do so (sic ?groups omitted). This manifesto is understood to be intendsó
as a test of Marshal Chang's intentions towards Doctor
Koo and us an indication that the latter lays his
political fats at the former's feet.
Local Chinese circles regard Wu Fei-fu as eliminat ed and are pessimistic about the prospects of Sun be- ing able to maintain himself on the Yangtze and expect the situation to resolve itself into Fengtien and Kuo Min Tang predominance in the north and south respective - 17. It is possible that under these circumstances some sort of an understanding may again be reached between them.
Addressed to Foreign Office No. 428. Repeated to (group omitted).