Questioned at yesterday's press con-Hference, the Embassy spokesman confirmed' the journal's report, but in reply to questions said that' military scrip could not be used in Japan as the country was outside the sphere of military "operations. These notes, however, could be exchanged at local Japanese banks for Treasury yen, oF could be used in the payment for goods.
Miilitary scrip also was used in the payment of Chinese labour and, when was suggested that this was the introduction of a new system of currency in occupied territory, no one of the spokesmen denied it. They were mostly used in the interior for Dayment for Japanese goods, it was ointed out, although the interpreter said that he saw Ruby Queen cigar 'Wuhu. sttes being. purchased' with scrip' In
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