U.S, Told Attack "Entirely Unintentional"
Tokyo, Dee. 24.
"As a result of thorough investigations, which have been continued attack was entirely unintentional," since then in all possible ways, it has been fully established that "the declares Mr. Koki Hirota, the Japanese Foreign Minister, In replying today to the American protest on the bombing and sinking of the American gunboat Panay, The hope is expressed that the explanations given, fo the, United States bassy yesterday ie Japanese naval authorities have made this After upholding the Japanese Note of apology of December 14, which states that the attack was entirely Japan to Set Up "Formal Government" In China
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