The situation along the Manchoukuo-Outer "Mongolia frontier, which as been tense for some time because!
"Ineidents"—Skirmishes in which each party has accused the other of responsibility—has been aggravated by. two further encounters.
The first of these occurred at leven @'clock on the morning of December 24, and the second at 1:30 pin. the same day.
"Three Japanese soldiers are stated to have been Injured and one Manchou-soldier killed in the earlier agement, 'A report reaching Dairen asserts that "the entire Japanese and Manchoulkwo tnilitary units frontier are restive because of the repeated incursions by Outer Mongols fand are anxious to swing into action.
It ig learned from reliable quarters that thirteen additional "frontier defence stations" will be established by Manchoukuo along the frontier, Meanwhile, relations between the two countries have not been Improved by the firm tone of Notes exchanged wolween Changchun and Ulan Bator.
Mutual Protests On December 21, the Manchoukuo Foreign OMlce received a Note from Ulan Bator placing responsibility for the clash two days earlier in the vie~ luily of Buir Nolo on Japanese and Manchoukuo troops, when three Mon= els were reported io have been The Note demanded the return of injured soldiers captured by the Japanese and Manchoukuo force, and guarantee against repetition The Manchoukuo Foreign OMce phod to this communication yestor-Gay rejecting the contentions cantalned: in the Outer Mongotion Note.
contended that the engagement on December 19 occurred in Man~ choukuo territory and that Outer Mongolia was, therefore, fully res~ ponsible for tt, Finally, the "Manchoukuo Foreign Office affirmed that, so long as Outer Manchoukuo rejocled felendship with Manchoukuo, "transgressors will be castigated."
This remark relates to the refusal of Outer Mongolia to exchange di-Dlomatle representatives with Mans
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