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stopped at the level of the 8th floor by a fully aried and equipped Chinese soldier who refused to allow then to proceed any further. It transpired that a boly of five Chinese officers cm fourteen other ranks had ertered 1.CAO sone hours previously, under arnis and without the sanction of the Portuguese
authorities, and had proceeded to requisition the entire ninth floor of the Grand Hotel.
The Portuguese police were called out and sore 20 or 30 of then, armed with tomy and chine-guns, threw a cordon around the building and occupied the reining floors of the hotel. An interview was then dun nded with the senior Chinese officer and it was pointed out to him by Captain CUE (through an interpreter) that the Chinese troops had entered the Colony without authority in tht under international law it was not permitsed for troops of other countries to march through the streets of neutral power carrying arms.
The Chinese officer, who was dressed in American uniform but wore no badges or rank or identification, replied in a truculent manner that hệ th under orders from his ir.cliate superior Gen. CHAN FA KVAI, and that he and his men had cons from CITON (as the advance party of a larger force) for the purposes of arresting collaborators and war criminals in MACAO, collecting Japanese war materials, and occupying buildings previously held by the Japanese or WANG CHING BI's puppets. refused in any way to alter the stand he had taken up.
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Later in the day, however, after further discussion between Captain CUNHA and the Chinese officer, a compromise was reached whereby the Chinese troops withdrew to house allocated for their use by tile Portuguese authorities under orders to leave their arms there when walking in the streets. The Chinese officer apologised to CAPTAIN CUBA for his attitude but maintained that pending the receipt of further instructions from his superior officer he could neither withdraw from the Colony nor and over his ars
It is suggested by the British Army officer concerned that the incident is connected with the rec.6 arrival in MACAO in civilian clothes of Gen. CHENG HOK YIA, who in resenting his credentials stated that the purpose of his visit was to co-ord- inete the notions of the Chinese & Inabuguor: (loverments in the arellension of certain war criminels, who he demanded should be handed over to hin. He furthe founded we invicciste closing down of ell gambling saloons and opi a dens in the Colony on the orders of Generalissino CLIANG KAI-STUK. he was very properly informed that since IL.CO was Portuguese territory the Generalissimo's orders carried no weight.
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It is noted that the "TONG FOG press, at least, has been at pains to lay down to 0.10 incident as a matter of little monent which has now been satisfactorily settled.
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SUIRY OF ME MINIC.J SITULUTION IF CHIMA
I. THE KUOLINTANG AD TO COL1U 1399:-
Judging by the chief political development of the past week it seens evilent that Chungking and the Communists are still commeting for the control of Hopei (including Delping and Tientsin), Inner Kongolia, Dinkiang, Stasi and Shantung provinces In Shantung the Corn.unists are holding Weihaiwei and Chefoo while the Chungking troops are occupying Tsingtɛo. The Comunnist )kyor of Weikaiwei stated that the Communist Nighth my would fitt to the filish if Chungking attempted to oust tis Comunists fron Shnutu ? peninsula. The proposal inde in some Chungking circles
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