This, he continued, would bring a repetition of the recent situation in the Nanking-Wuhu area where for ign vessels Were caught between two sires, "Although the Japanese authorities will take all necessary steps to pre-ant a Feeurretiee of such unfortunate Incidents such as the bombing of the Panay, the most practical method to forestall such accidents would be removal of foreign vessels," he said.
The offer for free and unhindered passage had already been made to Both the American and the British aval authorities, the spokesman said,
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