U.S. EQUIPMENT IN CHINA

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23319, 1 October 1945, Page 7

U.S. EQUIPMENT IN CHINA

Mass Sale Planned NEW YORK. September 26. Negotiations are proceeding for the sale of the bulk of American army equipment in China, valued at about 150,000,000 American dollars, says the Chungking correspondent of the “New York Times.” United States Government agencies. Unrra and also non-profit organisations will have the first chance to buv the property, but except for Unrra’s expanded needs, the Chinese Government is expected to buy most of the goods. The Chinese are especially interested in acquiring road-buildihg and communications equipment. Ten thousand army vehicles and about 400 planes of' all types are expected to be available. Brigadier-General George Olmstead disclosed that the Burma Road India-to-Chlna fuel pipeline, which is at present tying down 25,000 American personnel, will be shut down as a military supply venture by the end of October. The Chinese Government has deferred the plan to move the capital from Chungking, due to meagre transport and the troubled political situation in Eastern and North China. The feeling is growing in Government circles that the capital should be itr Peiping instead of Nanking. The Associated Press ' says that Major-General A. F. Wedemeyer (U.S. Commander in China) arrived at Washington to discuss the Chinese situation. He said that the United States was considering a programme for training and equipping Chinese troops. The question of garrisoning China with American troops would have to be discussed.