London, June 19, An allegation that Japanese officials in Nanking were refusing to allow British subjects to enter the city to inspect or protect their property was made by Mr. Neil Mac-Lean, Labour member for the Goven division of Glasgow, in the House of Commons today.
In reply Mr. R. A, Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said that representations had been made by Sir Robert Craigie, the British "Ambassador in Tokyo, designed to facilitate the return of British subjects concerned, f As far as he knew, he added, the attitude of the Japanese authorities was that this part of the Yangtze Valley formed part of the area of military operations—Reuter.
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