CO129-499-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 12-2-1927 - 10-3-1927 — Page 81

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民國 日報

(Extract from Man Kwok Yat Po, Canton, 7th February, 1927)

蔣

介石 Important Communique by General Chang Kai Shek on the

Military Position.

Reactionary Troops numbering 500,000. Revolutionary

Troops also numbering 500.000

The Revolutionary Troops Aiming at the Expulsion of

11 Enemies in the South-East, and the Occupation of

南京 上海

Nanking and Shanghai.

中

華社

(From the Chung Wa She)

蔣 中 JE

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Chang Chung Ching (i.e. Chang Kai Shek) Generalissimo

of the Revolutionary Army has recentl; made a report at the

江西

3rd Conference of the Representatives of All Kiangsi on

the military position. It contains some exceptionally

important details regarding the military position in the whole of China, a canarison of the military strength of

ta. Revolutionary Arm, with their enemies, and the

present military programme of the Revolutionary Army.

We now publish the report as follows:-

Our Comrades! Last week I was called upon by

the Representative Conference to submit a report on

the military situation. I regret that I was not present

at that time as I was engaged at the Military Re-

organisation Conference. Now I have come and am going to

outline for ou the military position in the whole of

China. I will give

I will give ou my outline in two parts, one

dealing with the position of our enemy and the other with

our own position. Let me deal with that of our enemy

張

奉天

first., Chang of Mukden after a military conference in

天津

Tientsin, took up the post of Generalissimo of the

安國軍

Ankwokchun (Army for the Pacification of China). He is

now in Peking and has for his objet the suppression of the

National