Moscow, June 11.
M, Rayvid, Counsellor to the Soviet Embassy in Japan, on June 10 lodged protest with the Japanese Foreign Ministry against the violation of the Soviet frontier by a Japanese-Manchurian detachment a week previously.
According to the protest, the Japanese-Manchurian "detachment, lying in ambush on Soviet territory. attacked two mounted Red Army frontier guards when they were 1.700 metres from the border. Under a volley of fire, one of the Red Army men dashed to the outpost for help.
By the time the Soviet rescue party reached the scene, they found only empty cartridge cases, a few cartridges and pools of ' blood. The second Red Army man was evidently either killed or wounded and carried into Manchurian territory in. which direction the footprints of the horses Jed, it is stated, 'M. Rayvid demanded an investigation of the affair end the punishment of the guilty parties, well as measures which will Drevent similar violations in future.
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