The Archive · 1937

TOKYO'S ATTITUDE

Cabinet May Decide On New Safety Measures London, Aug. 24.

The Chinese Embassy in London made public this afternoon the follow~ ing telegram received from Nanking:

"The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs has informed the British Ambassador to-day that China is prepared to accept the British proposal, in principle, for the immediate withdrawal of forces—includ~ ing men-of-war—from the Shanghai area with the protection of Japanese settlements and extra settlement roads entrusted to foreign authorities, if such a proposal is accepted by Japan."—Wireless through Reuter.

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