Shanghai, June 26.
APORTS distributed abroad from Shanghai quoting him as stating that the extra-territorial rights of third party nationals, enjoying such privileges in China, would -not be recognized in Japanese occupied areas in this country, were described as "incorrect" by a Japanese Embassy spokesman here yesterday.
Pointing out that he had discussed the question with reference to. the searching of an American citizen by Japanese sentry in Nanking on Sune'15, the spokesman stated that had only declared that the Japanese forees did not recognize the extrality status of third-party nationals, In the execution of their military duties or in cases where third-party nationals had "directly or -indirectly caused, planned to cause, or in any Wway conspired against the safety of the Japanese forces or had acted in fa manner prejudicial to the successful conduct of Japanese military operations," the Japanese military authorities would not accord any Special status to third-party nationals, No Difference Recognized Insofar as the Japanese military forces are concerned, there is no] difference between 'a third-party national or a Chinese—or for that matter a Japanese," he declared. Japanese-occupied territory, he said, they were all subject to Japanes military law Insofar as." offences against the Japanese military forces were concerned.
'When no relation with the activities of the Japanese forces existed, he Said, hey" would be. "as a rule" handed over to their' own authorities should they enjoy extrality.
"As an illustration, the spokesman pointed out that in the case where a third-party national, with extraterritorial privileges had been caught the Chinese police in a' Japanese-occupied ity In the act of committing robbery, he would be handed over to his own authorities,
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