The Archive · 1938

Closure of Consulates

Tokyo, Apr. 12.

A further source of friction bee tween Japan and the Soviet Union was revealed in a statement issued by the Japanese Foreign Office today, The Soviet authorities, it says, gave notice on April 10 to the Japanese Constlate-General ut Habarcvske and the Japanese Consulate at Blogovesteherisk demanding that they" close down by April 15, lateral notifteation, the declares, Is not warranted, Japanese "Government 1s therefore negotiating with the Soviet authorities with a view to inducing fern to reconsider their attitude Nazi Plot in Denmark Copenhagen, Apr. 17, Four Nazis were arrested here to-connection with the investi for justice and law earn be substituted {be the rule of forse, that Tesott 40 war as an instrument of polley tinmecessars, that international dffere cee of al Hinde can be solved of negotiations, that the sanct-the pledged. word, faith observed and generously interpreted. otters a aystem. of security with freedom..." United Press uaard fired on the Minister of Justice INK. K. Steincke during w session of the Rigsdag. The investigation revealed that the attempt was part of 2 plot against the security of the state faith ramifications throughout the whole country. Among those arrested was Herr Back Petersen, secretary of the Nazi leader in Denmark, M. Fritz Clausen—Havas.

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