The Archive · 1938

Spokesman's Statement

Commenting on the incident at yesterday evening's Japanese press conference, the Embassy spokesman said that Mr. Wilkinson had entere the Hungjao area via a forbidden route, ie. over barbed wire The public should go into the area only by thoroughfares where Sk ly posted sentries will examin credentials.if necessary, he said That Wilkinson chad tas spoke serted) British military ed wire, south of Grea Western Road, was sufficient to make anese sentries view him with picion Phe spokesman denied that Mr. Wilkinson had been taken from one Japanese military post to another, being interrogated at each. He had been questioned on the spot. the spokesman said, and then removed to the Military Police offices in Jessfield Road. The spokesman's state-ut is not borne out, however, by the records of the British Military of and th Sh ipal Police hai Mumie:

repr closely in touch with Mr move-son's ments as as soon they had been notify d of the incident.

The day-larg examination of Mr conclusion, was prompted by a desire) Wilkinson, the spokesman said

on the part of the Japanese author! ties to learn by) what means Mr Wilkinson had "succeeded in enter-ug Japanese-controlled area "Provisional" Govt.

Adviser Selected fay "12

Mr, Jiro Imamats Chi the General airs Department of the Ibaraki Pre" tos tural Government, day was selected for the post of Adviser to the

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