of the Soviet Union. The Soviets were aiming their intervention against the Kazakhs. Chinese Gen. Sung displayed captured Soviet-style Mongolian military headgear and a Soviet map to the American ambassador. The Soviet Tass news agency claimed that Mongolian officers were gruesomely murdered and mutilated. Douglas Mackiernan was sent to Baitag Bogd on 19 June 1947. The Mongolians possessed Soviet weapons which were seized from Soviet troops in battle. The Kazakhs were suffering from a dearth of edible supplies. The entire Baitag Bogd was threatened by Outer Mongol occupation according to Kazakh leader Osman. Chinese Gen. Ma Xizhen and Kazakh Osman Batur fought against the Mongol troops and airplanes throughout June as fierce fighting erupted. The MPR used a battalion-size force and had Soviet air support in June 1947. The Mongolians repeatedly probed the Chinese lines. The border constantly shifted around the area. In January 1948 seven hundred Chinese cavalry crossed the border into Khobdo and battled Mongolian border posts. Osman continued to fight against the Uyghur forces of the Yili regime in north Ashan after being defeated by the Soviet forces. See also Ili Rebellion References Bibliography China–Soviet Union relations Baitag Bogd Mongolia–Soviet Union relations Baitag Bogd Baitag Bogd Baitag Bogd 1940s in Mongolia 1946 in China 1947 in China 1948 in China Baitag Bogd Baitag Bogd Baitag Bogd