Show Chiang Forces Flee From Red PRed Invaders Oct 29 20 UP The UP-The The Manchurian army of Generalissimo Chiang shek Kai is in full retreat before Communist forces driving it south toward a Dunkerque at atthe atthe atthe the Yellow sea port of front dispatches said Friday Nationalist forces have ha started pulling out of Mukden for a retreat along a mile milc hairline corridor corridor corridor corri corri- dor to and responsible sources said the government had rushed transports to the port to haul them out Chinese officials and foreign diplomats who swarmed into this north China stronghold strong of the government government government gov gov- by air said Gen Wei Vei Li Huang apparently had no DO intention intention intention tion of leaving lea any defenders behind behind behind be be- hind for a rear guard action or last ditch stand at Mukden Troops Added But six nationalist divisions were thrown n into battle to hold the escape corridor open against the assaults of superior Communist forces along a mile front The Communists were reported to ha have hae e already thrown advance ance units into a fight to seal These units were reported in action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion against some 80 SO miles west of across the Gulf of Communist Gen Lin Piao was reported to have sent an ultimatum ultimatum ultimatum ultima ultima- tum to Mukden threatening annihilation anni illation of government defenders who have not left the city by byNo Nov No 15 15 American sources said U. U S S. S Consul Consul Consul Con Con- sul Angus Ward Yard and his staff would remain giving the U. U S S. S official official cial consular connections inside a Chinese Communist area for the first time U. U S S. S planes now are delivering food and supplies for the American di diplomats The American decision to keep I its ts diplomatic representatives in Mukden lent support to the widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread reports there would be bc no battle for the thc city Clean Sweep The fall of Mukden would give the Communists a clean sweep in I 7 f J 4 h a L w i i L' L Li rL r f Chiang Kai Kai- slick Kai Ills His troops on retreat In Manchuria area the thc campaign that began on V-J V day with ith their occupation of strategic strategic strategic stra stra- Manchuria areas From these bases they spread out over the vast ast northeast hard hardon on the heels of the withdrawing of Soviet troops With Mukden and its surroundIng surrounding surrounding surround surround- ing territory the Communists would have ha absolute control of square miles and open the thc way for Cor establishment of an independent independent independent inde inde- pendent government along the lines of a blueprint already drawn up Military authorities here believed believed be be- Gen Lin would follow up his Manchurian successes by throwing the full weight of his armies against north China with and the thc first targets tar tar- gets |