CHINESE ARMY
TRAINING BY U.S. PROPOSED '
FIVE GOVERNMENT TROOPS TO ONE COMMUNIST (N.Z. Press Association— Copyright)
WASHINGTON, June 14. Before he left for Paris, Mr James Byrnes, the Secretary of State, asked Congress to approve a scheme for the United States to train a Chinese Army of upwards of 1,000,000 men, in the ratio of five Central Government troops to one Comjnunist, with a goal of 60 divisions, 50 of which would be Government and 10 Communist. The exact number of troops is still uncertain, but the United States Ambassadox* to China (General G. C. MarI shall) has approved a programme developed by the State Department and the War and Navy Departments, calling for an effective small army. The objective is first to enable China to maintain internal security, second to help to preserve peace in Asia, and third, to co-operate with United Nations forces which have yet to be organised. Mr Byrnes said: “The United States interest in Asiatic peace requires that we should aid China by helping her to organise her forces and by permitting her to contribute to peace in that part of the world.”
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24902, 15 June 1946, Page 7
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188CHINESE ARMY Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24902, 15 June 1946, Page 7
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