3 Apr. 18, Following the receipt of cable messages from Dr. W, W, Yen, ing to these reports, the Committee of 19 may make certain definite proposals to end the deadlock at Shanghai, which the Japanese oxines: ject to be along the following
(1) To omit the words "six months" from the Japanese declar tion to the effect that Japan hope the situation may be restored normality within six months, theres by fixing no definite time limit, but fying the demands of the smaller nations that Japan should the allowed to maintain a more permanent army of occupa tion in Shanghai, (2). That a joint neutral come mittee be appointed to watch developments and report to. the League when, in its estimation, have been restored.
instructions as to the Japanes attitude towards these propos fre being forwarded to the delegation at Geneva this morning by the Foreign Office—United Press,
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