Negotiations for an amicable settlement of the question of the Passage and patrolling of the American defence sector by Japanese military police, were under way, a Japanese military spokesman announced at a press conference yesterday afternoon, The object of the patrols, the spokesman emphasized, was io ex-excise supervision over members of ihe Japanese armed forces as well as civilians in areas south of Soochow creek. The patrols had not yet assumed such duties in the French Concession, he added.
"The purpose of such patrols is to prevent any untoward occurrences in the Settlement involving members of the Japanese armed forces," the spokesman stated., "Any Japanese civilian disturbing the peace at the lime of the passage of such a patrol may also be taken into custody."
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