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August 24, 1945

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Chinese Communists Mass For Clash, Chungking Hears; Reported Near Peiping and in Tientsin-- 1,000,000 Japanese to Yield to Chiang-- Foe Protests Peril in Disarming REDS SAID TO MASS FOR CLASH IN CHINA Airborne Occupation Planned Tokyo Asks More Time in China

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Communist Chungking New China Daily repts Communists gathering for all-out offensive in north and central areas; Communist news agency repts that Communists Lin Tso-han and Gen Chou En-lai plan to go to Chungking for govt confs

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