Tokyo, May 3.
Notwithstanding the persistent rumours to the contrary, a spokesman of the Foreign Office here denied the report to. the effect that Chinese "official quarters had ap-BFeached the British and American Ministers in Peking to ask their good offices towards arranging some Sort of truce with Japan in the Great Wall area and that Mr. Nakayama, Secretary of the Japanese Legation in Peking, had been approached on. the matte by British and 'American Ministers "The spokesman explained that the Japanewe Foreign Office were not aware of any change in the official Chinese policy and added that' there wae! un truth in' the report that Mr. Nakayama ha met the British and American re-Presentatives for discussion of any Bropored "neutral zone in "Great all area.
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