Manchuria:
China
asks for the world’s help with the Russian invasion of Manchuria. The government appeals both to the League of
Nations and all the countries that signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact to come to
China’s aid and punish the Soviet Union.
“Take appropriate steps to stop and punish this deliberate violation,”
the statement says. Chinese troops in
Manchuria, still fleeing in disarray, are reported roaming through the
countryside seeking food and water.
However, new reports say Hailar is not in fact occupied by Russian
forces.
Meanwhile, Russia is already claiming victory in
Manchuria. Russia says fighting has
stopped, with 12,000 Manchurian casualties to 280 Russian soldiers killed. And Manchuria’s warlord Zhang
Xueliang reportedly has opened his own
negotiations with the Russians and is said to be agreeing to resume the status
quo: allowing Russia to control the Chinese Eastern Railway.* Press reports from Moscow say the Soviet
Council of Defense has decided to reject any attempts by other nations to
intervene on China’s behalf.
(Note that dates and other information in Wikipedia article appear to be wrong.)
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