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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 4, 1988.

Changkufeng Area Quietens Down

London, To-day.

The situation in the disputed area of the Changkufeng. Hills on the Russian frontier is quieter, from to despatches according Tokyo. It is reported from Soeul, that all Soviet troop detachments have been withdrawn from the frontier area. ́

This alleged easing. of the situa- tion is reported without comment but much is made of the fact that both sides have received consider- able reinforcements.

Japan has sent big detachments from Hopei and Shantung. It is also apparent from latest reports that the Russians have mainly applied themselves to strengthen- ing their technical and motorised forces and have concentrated tanks armoured car detachments at the main strategic points.

The Governor of Korea, it is-fur- ther reported, has order special air throughout precaution, measures

the northern part of the peninsula. According to one account; many inhabitants of Soeul have left the Korean capital. Trans-Ocean.

TROOPS WITHDRAW

Tokyo, To-day. The Soviet troops have with- drawn

from the contested Changkufeng region, according to a press bulletin from the Japanese army in Korea, which states that after having resum- ed the attacks early yesterday morning the Soviet forces sud- denly ceased operations about ten o'clock and began to treat to a point about one kilo-

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metre from the Japanese lines. The Russians are also declar from ed to have withdrawn positions which had been hast ily constructed on a hill two kilometres southeast of Chang- kufeng-Trans-Ocean.

SITUATION STILL TENSE

Changchun, To-day.

was seen

The situation on the frontier is very tense and considerable military activity on both sides yesterday, reports Reuter's special correspondent, from the Manchukuo-Soviet border, adding that the Japan-· ese are paying particular atten- tion to stopping Soviet planes from flying over Manchuria.

It is believed that as the re- sult of the very intensive pre- parations of the past few days, the authorities are satisfied that they can effectively resist at- tempts to violate the frontier by air.

There have been no further reports during the past 24 hours of attempts by Soviet planes to fly over Manchurian

Korean territory.

The Japanese still hold Shaotsao- Changkufeng and ping.

There was intermittent artil- lery fire all day yesterday, with the Soviet batteries con- centrating of the Japanese positions at Changkufeng and Shaotsaoping. Otherwise there. Reu- was nothing alarming. ter.

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JAPANESE BIG-SCALE RETREAT PREDICTED

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them to encircle Hankow, although it is pointed out here that this chain of hills is strongly occupied by Chinese troops, while the Japanese would be greatly handicapped · by the nature of the terrain in making use of their mechanised units.

According to a dispatch that has just been received here, Chinese troops have launched an attack on the Japanese positions near Tsien- shan with the object of cutting off the Japanese line of retreat.

Further Chinese detachments are about to advance southwards from the Hwaoshan Hills in the direction of Tsienshan, Taihu and Susung.- | Trans-Ocean.

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