Established Hankow, Oct. 20, The endeavours of Father Jacquinot, to whose efforts and determination the delimitation of the Nantao safety zone in November 1937 was due, to create a similar safety zone here, have succeeded, according to a statement /made here today.
Father Jacquinot is reported to have come to an understanding with the Chinese government that all existing and former concessions should be @emilitarized, in which case the Japfanese have agreed to these districts being immune from attack, The Hankow safety zone is to in-elude the French. Japanese and. the former German, British and Russian Concessions. The Chinese part of the city as far west as the Peking-Hankow. railway on the left bank of the Yang-{ze is also to be within the safety, The Japanese are said to have im-[posed the condition that besides the [complete demilitarization of the zone In question, buildings and other} fixtures in the Japanese concession should be neither destroyed nor damaged.
Through the recognition of this safety zone in Hankow unnecessary bloodshed is to be avoided and a certain measure of safety for life and property of the Chinese population to be sssured—Trans-Ocean.
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