Referring to the carrying of rifles by Japanese auxiliary gendarmes, ihe spokesman said that the arms were part of the men's equipment which cannot be changed without the approval of higher authority."
"Auxiliary military police, drafted from the ranks of other branches of ibe Army," he continued, "are being employed because of lack of regular gendarmes. While gendarmes, carry pistols, the equipment of these men consists of rifle:
The patrolling of the American defence sector by Japanese military police had "no bearing on the ability of the American forces to patrol their area," the spokesman declared.
"It also has no relation to the strength of the American forces stationed in Shanghai," the spokesman said, pointing out that the purpose of the patrols was to exert control over Japanese officers and men,
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