The Archive · 1933

Sir Francis Lindley. the British

Ambassador, visited the Japanexe vice-Miniuter of Foreign Affairs this morning and, it ix understood, received an assurance that the Japan. Jose troops north of the Creat Wall had no intention of China' untese by. the Chinese, 2

"The question of peace or war i North China hangs in the balance," declared a. spokesman at the Japan: jose War Office this morning. commenting on the massing of Chinese troops "in North China and -of the Japanese attempt to persuade Pecing ty withdraw them.

Japanese do not "want to extend their operations into North i China, the spokesman emphasised But, hie declared, they are ready.

hatch reinforcements to. Po!

fentsin, Shanhaikuan or ise if General. Chiang. really attempts to wrest back Jehol.

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