The Archive · 1934

False Propaganda Allegation

Tokyo, June 9 The Japanese Government has illed Jo strong protest with Moscow against the alleged dissemination of " false [propaganda by the Tass News Agency the recent incident manchoukuo ship on the Amur River "was fired upon from the shore, it was announced to-day.

The Tass Agency reported that Mr. K. Ohta, Japanese Ambassador Russia, had told M. Bor Stomoniakov, acting Foreign Commissar, that Manchoukuo bandits, instead of Soviet frontier guards, had fired on the vessel.

"The Japanese Government request-that the Soviet Government Jeorrect the report immediately on the grounds that Mr. Ohta had made Ino stich statement—United Press.

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