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(2) Except for one section of guns, troops are not being moved to forward areas.
Burma Government fully appreciates the considerations, and accepts the
position as set out in the last two sentences of your telegram.
No. 49.
P.Z. 3812/34.
Telegram from Government of Burma to Government of India, dated Qth June 1934.
{Repeated to Secretary of State for India.)
80. Continuation of my telegram No. 76 (No. 44). ;
Latest information confirms the information of Chinese concentration against
Lufang and threat to Mengcheng against llopang, reported m my telegram 76
(No 44) Civil Officer in view of the situation, has handed over control for the
present to the Officer Commanding, Military Police. In my telegram No. 72 (No. 12)
Chinese were reported in Mankwei. Now stated that the} aie oOU strong, under
Captain Chasuliang and Civil Officer Chang. Presence of Chinese in Yungpang
State also verified, and they have also been seen m I anglao. Repotted that
former bandit leaders at Manchiu have been succeeded by Colonel Yu, retired
Commandant of Mienning. There is great anxiety among the friendly V\ a States.
Independent report states that strong force of Chinese at Mongka, K 6, with
Heikennyo, L.M 8, as base operations.
No. 50.
P.Z. 3810/34.
Tclegvctfti fvoufi SccTctcivy of State to GovcvTimcni of ludici, dated 1th Juue 1934,
(Repeated to Government of Burma, No. 1492.)
1491. Your telegrams Bth June, Nos. 1319 (No. 46) and 1324^ (No. 47), andi
connected correspondence ending with Pui'ma telegram Gth June, No. 80 (No. 49).
Wa States. Telegram instructing H.M. Minister, Peking, to lodge strong protest
with Chinese Government is being repeated to you.
2. Our policy must be :—
(i) To continue for the present to refrain from any extension of our commit
ments and from crossing the Liuchen Line, or taking any action against
Chinese forces on the east of that line.
(ii) To take all possible steps to protect positions and communications of our
military police forces, and so far as possible to preserve control of areas
which w 7 e have entered, and of Wa States on the west of the Liuchem
Line, with wdiich we have established friendly relations.
(iii) So far as military situation permits, to resist by force any attempts by
Chinese troops to cross the Liuchen Line.
3. It is consequently very desirable that all possible steps which are considered
necessary for the above purposes should be taken to reinforce our military police
forces in the Hopang-Lufang areas, with a view at any rate to reducing to a
minimum risk of disaster to our forces through investment by superior Chinese
forces, or through a general rising in the Wa States stirred up by Chinese intrigue.
I note that one section of guns is to be sent to operations area and that Burma
Rifles are to move to Lashio to relieve maximum number of Military Police there
for reinforcing our columns. Please telegraph existing strength of Military Police
in the operations area and number of reinforcements on their way. If ^ | s
considered necessary and desirable to move regulars into the operations area, this
will not increase difficulties of a settlement of the dispute by diplomatic methods,
since if Chinese cross the Liuchen Line in force and attack our columns they will
in any case put themselves in the wrong and it will make no difference diplomati
cally whether they are opposed by civil armed forces or by regulars. Y r ou should
therefore make all the preparations which you consider necessary to meet such an.
eventuality.