French Embassy and Consulate propery in Nanking was described as being "perfectly all right" by Commandant de la Ferté, Air Attache io the French Embassy, who visited the former Chinese capital on Thursday, a Japanese Embassy spokesman revealed yesterday.
Accompanying Commandant de la Ferté was the Rev, Father J. Kearney, of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanking, who inspected Catholic Church property, which he found in good condition, Father Kearney was said to have told Japanese officials in Nanking that he had been told in Shanghai that the church had been burned by Japanese troops, Commandant de la Ferté and Father Kearney were provided with transportation by the Japanese Em-Ibassy in Nanking, They were also entertained at luncheon by Japanese officials in company with three naval officer:
While commenting on conditions in Nanking, the visitors were quoted by the Japanese spokesman as having said that they were surprised to find so many Chinese on the streets outside the so-called safety zone,
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