Japanese naval authorities will extend "all faciitios" to naval vessels of a third Power wishing to proceed downriver from the Wuhu-Nanking area to Shanghai, a Japanese naval spokesman said yestotday, This offer, he stated, was made in addition to the assurances given American au~ thorities on Monday regarding the passage of an American vessel carry~ Ing survivors from the U.S.S, Panay.
Japanese mine-sweepers will be assigned to open a channel in mined areas, he declared, Forolgri, war vessels, he pointed out had been "bottled up" on the Yangtze for four months by the booms built by the Chinese military authorities,
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