Geneva, Feb, 13.
The Committee of Nineteen met for its important sitting at 10-30 oclock this morning and sat for two hours, adjourning at 1230 p.m. {ill to-morrow.
Tt first heard a statement fron Sir Eric Drummond, Secretary-General of the League and. then adopted the first three parts of the sub-conmittee's report ix Evie Drummond's statement was with regard to his conversation with the Japanese delegate, - Mr, Masuoka velating to the situation in Jehol. He said that he had been informed by Mr. Matsuoka that Jehol was an integral part of Mfanbuna and that it was threatened cly Chinese troops massing on the frontier wuder Marshal" Chang! Hsueh-liang to strength of 150,000 men. according to Mr, Matsuoka, was bound by treaty" to end military assistance ehukuo and would be forced yetist the "Chinese efforts, to detach Jehol from Manchukuo, but
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