Resented; China Claims Sovereignty of Islands Tokyo, July 7.
The Asahi "Shimbun" learns today that the Japanese Government has decided to protest to France against the occupation of the Paracel Islands on three grounds:
1. "An understanding exists between France and Japan to take no action regarding the Islands pending a solution of the dispute between France and China over their ownership, which has been going on for five years.
2. "The French action in sending Annamite police to the Islands constitutes a violation of this understanding.
3. "The Islands are within the zone under Japanese naval blockade."—Reuter,
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