NEW BURMA ROAD
FIRST PORTION BUILT DELHI, Sept. 27 The new Burma Road, details of which have hitherto been secret, has reached Japanese-occupied territory in North Burma. Chinese troops, trained and led by Americans, are beating back the Japanese as the polyglot swarm of road constructors bites deeper into the jungle. A correspondent of the Associated Press says the first portion of the road is built, but that much more must be constructed before it links up with the old Burma Road It is hoped to speed construction during the coming dry weather, so that the road is at least usable for the transport of supplies in the event of the occupation of part or all of Burma. The road runs from Assam into North Burma, and will eventually link up with the old Burma Road between Lashio and Chungking. The route along the southern slopes of the Himalayas covers some of the world’s wildest mountains and thickest jungles. It is officially named Ledo Road.
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Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22155, 29 September 1943, Page 3
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