The Archive · 1932

Not to be Lightly Answered

ovday," he proceeded "It is the Japanese,' to-morrow who will be the object of Chinese aggression?"

'That, he stated, was a question hich could not be' lightly answered.

1M, Boncour said the Council would give impartial consideration to Mr. Sato's statement, The first, im= partial report received from Shang hat: showed how complex and difijeult the situation was, 3

He expressed the urgent hope of ithe Council that 'a neutral zone with neutral forces would be speedily realised which would assure the leessation of hostilities and the pro-servation of order.

'Turning to Dr. Yen, who had said the neutral zone would not set= tle. the whole mutter, M, Boncour said, "Sufficient to the day is. the Al' thereof. If the "neutral zon realised the Council will have ced reason to congratulate itself"

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