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Rxanini^&T'-'D LEAGUE OF NATIONS. rxanini^&t'-'d "t c o./rC7 .M. 225.193c. VII h., C o u n cil anc5. m W S r f th o Geneva, May 2nd, 1932. League. AIPEAL FROM TEE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. FEELIMII ,ARY FEEORT C0MMI3SI0N OF ENQUIRY. N^te by ’eta ry-General The Secretary-General has the honour to "ir ^ulate tho frll|*wing preliminary report, dated Mukden, April th, vhi ?t he- Las received fr°m the Comission of Enquiry appointed by the Grun­ in its resolution ^f le^emtpr 10th, lQ^l* M ET E -Vi ■ -7 r~- / "1 o 3 ■ 4 * 3 J *- ’ L) Commission cf Enquiry appointed in conformity with paragraph of Council Resolution cf Becember 10th arrived at Mukden 21st A p ri: and is now occupied wi" its investigations m the spot. Since arrival in the Far Eas" the Commission has investigate! gener. onditions prevailing in Japan and China in so far as may affect it: ork. It visited Tokyo, OoakE , Shanghai, Nanking, Hankow, Tientsin and Peiping, conferred with members of v^th Governments, and inter­ viewed representatives of many interested groups and 'lasses in both countries. In Peiping it met representatives authorities who had ieen in '’harge of three North Eastern Provinces pri^r to September 18th. Since arriving at Muki-n, the Commission has interviewed, iinongst others, .né 'onsul-General of Japan and General Honjo, ,ommander-ir.-Chief of the Japanese Foj ■es -lancnuria. leclara tion the President of the Council with reference to 'nuncil Resolution of December 10th directed the Commission to brait the Council as s^on as possible alter its 'ival 01 the spoJ preliminary repor" 0:1 "h b ; ex:u ,1.0/2: situatic sc far .s this affects fulfilment or otherwise by the Governments of China an i Japan of certain undertakings embodied in Council Resolution ^f September 30th and reiterated in Ccunoil Resolution of December lOtr.. -hese undertakings are : (.a) That the Japanese Government "will continue as rapidly as possible withdrawal of its troops into the Manchurian. Railway Zone in proportion as safety of the lives and property of Japanese nationals is eff vely assured; ’ The+-i» v che Chinese Government "will assume responsibilityili fnr the saf ety °f ;he : _ves .nd property of Japanese H Q. "t î O I"1 ‘ -S o u t ide : ha t •one -s the withdrawal of the Japanese troops ■ontinues and the Chinese local author!- ties and police ire re-established; " That both Governments "will take all necessary steps to prevent any extension of scope of the incidents or any aggravation ^f the situation. The Commission is not .yet in a position to sübmi u fall information on these three points, It must reserve for later report the consideration of the undertakings of loth parties "to prevent any extension of the scope of the incidents or any aggravation of the situation" but as the Council is awaiting an early report on the existing situation in so far as it bears on the undertakings of Japan and China referred to above under (a) and (b), the following information is transmitted, 2) Actual Situation in Manchuria. Information regarding military situation in the three North. Eastern Provinces has been provided by Japanese military authorities. It is given under five headings, the first three relating to Japanese troops and other forces cooperating with them, the last two relating to forces opposed to them. Infor­ mation with regard to fourth heading has also been obtained from a Chinese source. It will be noted that in the classification adopted a new feature appears which was not contemplated by the Council in September last. In the coursc of the events which are the subject of the present enquiry, the local administration was transformed. "Committees for the preservation of peace and order" were first established with Japanese help in the last month of 1931* These were subsequently superseded by an authority which was established on March 9th 1932 as the "Manchukuo Government ,n This explanation is necessary in order to account for use of expression ”Manchukuo Army" by the Japanese military authorities, I , Japanese Regular Forces. On 18th September the numbers of Japanese troops in the South Manchurian Railway Zono is stated to have been 10 ,5 90 . Numbers given for the first part of December are : 4,000 inside and 8,900 outside South Manchurian Railway Zone, making a total of 12,900. For the latter part of April the numbers aru given as 6,600 inside and 15,800 outside th.: South Manchurian Railway Zone in the region of Tsitsihar,-Taonan,-Liaoyuang Railway, Hukdcn-Shanhaikwan Railway, Chinese Eastern Railway east of Harbin, and the northern sector of the Kirin-Tunhua railway, making a total of 22,400. II. "Manehukuo Army.u Troops designated by the Japanese military authorities as the "Manchukuc Army11 are said to have been formed partly cf Chinese regular troops stationed in Manchuria before 18th Septem­ ber and subsequently reorganised, and partly of freshly recruiteu soldiers. This force has b^on created with the help of Japanese military authorities. Many Japanese officers, either retired or still belonging to Japanese Army, have been engaged as military advisers and their number is iiereasing. Contracts with some of theso officers have been made for one year. A Japanese officer has buon appointed advisor to the "Department of Defence of the Manchukuo Government" at Changchun, These troops are stationed or operating chiefly in the Region Mukden-Changchun-Taonan-Tsitsihar-Tunhua and along Chinese -^-stern Railway, particularly on the Eastern branch, where they are engaged against forces not recognising tho authority of the iianchukuo Government." Total number of the "Manchukuo Army" is nun' ^ t0 havG been 85, COO men at the end of March. Actual ioor is not reliable owing to uncertainty of the inform; tion regarding these troops at the present time. III. Lo_caJL _Police lor c e . The number of this force is given as about 119,000, of: whom 60,000 are local guards. This police force is statea to be in the main a continuation of that existing on 18th September. Its reorganisation is taking place with the help of Japanese officials . IV. Forces opposed to Japanese Troops and the t,H lx îïc huliuo "Xr in y*r. The Commission was informed in peicing by General Chang Hsueh-Liang that forces outside the Great ,/all on 18th September, including non- f ight in elements, numbered 00,000 for Fengt ienfu Province, 80,000 for T irin province, and 0,OCG for Heilungkiang, malting a total of 190,002, of whicn a rout 00.000 from Fengt ienfu Province wore subsequent!y withdrawn inside .«*11. This would leave 140 ; 0 00 ou t. s ide , 11. Japanese military authorities give the number of troops now remaining outsj ie the LL ss 110,000, of which they state that 60,000 joined the ^nchukuo Ainay”, OO,000 remained in h orth-East of 1 ir in in opposition to Japanese troops and to "Hanchukuo Ax-„y,t and about 20,000 may nave joined the so-called Volunteer Corps. The situation is described by them as follows : (A) Portion of former Chinese arm:; net recognising the authority of the "Fanchukno Governmentn : (1) Forces Perth-Fast of Harbin, estimated at cO,000 (stated officially by the Chinese to be composed of Fir in Self-Defence Ar:.iy under the command of General Li Tu and of the Chinese Eastern nai 1 mag Guards under the command of General Ting; . (ii) A force under General Li Hui Chong in the region north­ west of Fukien, estimated at 1 0 ,00a . (iii) Remnant of nine Cavalry Brigades, on the north-eastern frontier of Cnengtefu, estimated at 0 , C:- ■, . (B) Volunteers. ( i ) The go-called Forth Eastern Army of anti - Japaneso volun­ teers in tho estera part of Fengt ienfu Province, mainly south of Chinchow, estimated at between 15,000 and *,-> E". r.r\r. p- ~ , V v x ... ^ I * . (ii) The so-called National Volunteer Army oi the Forth East, under the conn ana of "Ou. Onin Ts in, mainly operating around Fukden. Thu present st^inypgth of this force, which has had several one waiters with/t a pane su troops, is un know (iii) The Volunteer Ar. v of Cucngtehfu. This comparai ively we 11 -disciplined body of some 0,000 men, under tlx- command oï Tang Yu Lin, which comprises remnants of the cavalry of General Chang Fsueh-liang1s first and second Armies, is reported to be active on the borders of Chengtehfu and Fengtienfu Provinces. ( iv) Several min nr volunteer corps north-: 'est partly in the ShannaikTxaii region, rartly t- et ween <Tunfc.ua and Tienpaoshan, where they are in touch with regular forces hostile to the "h. nciwkur Gcvernmert. " The total strength of these irregular forces rentioned under (i) to (iv) is said to be about 4 0 ,000. (v) Bandits. The bandits, who are net organised primarily for political purposes, appear to have increased in number, due t^ the disturbed conditions They are reported by the Japanese to be scattered throughout Manchuria, especially in the part south of the Chinese Eastern Railway. The Japanese estimate their total number as 40,000. In addition to these, a special bandit force of 12,000 north ana east of the town of Kirin are said to be cooperating with the Chinese forces North East of Harbin mentioned under ;A) (i). Armed conflicts between these various forces are frequent. There are bandits raids; attempts of the Japanese soldiers and of the "Manchukuo Government" trcops to suppress them; and fighting between the various military forces attempting to maintain the new régime and those opposed to it.
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