Tokyo, May 5.
'M. Yureney, the Soviet Am-called on Mr.
Vigo-Minister for Foreign terday' and made various. queti Foreign Ofice yes-
with regard fo outstanding Soviet-Tapanese questions.
Mhe Soviet Ambassador asked if the Moscow Government could exeet Japan's reply. shortly to. the Soviet memorandum, delivered the Tokyo Government on April 16, regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway controversy. "Mtr. Avita replied that the GER. dispute was a question between "Soviet Russia and Manchoukuo as a matter of fundamental principle. "However, when the Tokyo Government mais an investigation, the reply will be Zor-warded, Mr, Yureney is said to have cussed the reported Japanese invasion of the Soviet territory late last Jan-ary and the alleged firing on the Soviet guard near Pogranitchnaya. When the Soviet Government. pro-{ested shortly following the incident, the Tokyo Government said the re: wort, was unfounded, However, Bf ore ney asserted, the report wa confirmed after investigation by the, Soviet, © Mr. Arita. was said to have stated that the Japanese Army. may have responded to the firing of Soviet troops when the latter enfered Manchoukuo. territory following. the evacuation. of " Chinese Bandits into Siberia.—United Press.
It is authoritatively disclosed to-Jéay that Mr. Arita, Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, has proposed to the Soviet Ambatsador, Si. "Yorenev, that a conference be ween Japan, choukuo should be convened at Tokyo {o seek 'a solution of outstanding! differences arising from the Soviet's interests in Manchuria, He quoted, among other things, the disp: f the CER. rights: lof navigation on the Sungari River fand the so-called. Pogranitehnaya Incident, in which, according to a Soviet, complaint, Japanese troops erossed the border into Soviet territory in February, while according to Japanese allegations, Russian troops entered Manchoukuo territory.
Tt is understood that M. Yureney has referred the proposal to Moscow.—Renter.
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