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The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received January 31—4:45 a.m.]
103. Legation’s 99, January 30th, 10 a.m.66 Reuter from Canton, 30th:
“Military conference which has been in session here during last few days is being wound up. General Huang Shao-hsiung, Minister of Interior in the National Government, departed for Hong Kong this afternoon en route for Nanking. He is carrying with him plans of resisting Japanese invasion drawn up at the Canton Conference which will be submitted to the Nanking Government for approval. Interviewed General Chang Yen, one of the commanders who participated in conference, stated that conference has decided that Kwangtung, Kwangsi and Fukien should each despatch portions of their provincial troops to the North to resist Japanese invasion. The whole of famous Nineteenth Route Army may be sent north or at least 10 regiments”.
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