The Archive · 1928

NANKING'S REPLY TO JAPAN

Vigorous Objection to Action in Manchuria by Japanese Nanking, May 29.

Following is a translation of a Memorandum from the National ist Government delivered to the Japanese Consul-General at Shanghai by the Commissioner of Koreign Affairs for Kiangs:

"The Nationalist Government have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Memorandum of May 18 of the Imperial Japanese Government and have taken note of it "With a view to alleviating their sufferings, the Chinese people have undertaken the task of political reconstruction, in order to attain the permanent peace and unification of their country, to secure safety and prosperity for themselves, and to enhance the happiness of foreign nationals in China, The military.

tivities which the Nationalist government have been constrained to engage in for the realization of the uboxe ends have reached thole last ste, The Nationalist Government are convinced that, within the shortest period, the peace and unification of China will be realized and they will naturally give most careful attention to, and make proper arrangements for, the protection of life and property in the war area before ax well ax during: military engagements,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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