REFUSING TO SURRENDER
ENEMY GROUPS IN BURMA
Rec. 12.20 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 7.
The All-India radio reports that some Japanese troops on both sides of the Sittang River, who have apparently not heard the Imperial Rescript ordering the cessation of hostilities, have not surrendered yet. Two thousand well-armed but hungry Japanese, the biggest of four groups in Burma, are refusing to surrender and are clashing with the British as they attempt to force the Schwegyin and Changli Rivers to reach food in the well-stocked villages beyond, says Reuters correspondent at SEAC. These Japanese troops, since the surrender announcement, have launched several attacks. The British have beaten back the attempts, but any move to round up the Japanese' is greeted by rifle fire. The situation is becoming critical because the Japanese will soon be able to ford the Changu River as the rains lessen.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 60, 8 September 1945, Page 8
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