Tension Reported in Tokyo Official Circles Tokyo, June 18, Tension in Japanese Government circles was noticeable here tonight following Japanese reports of another serious clash between Soviet and Manchoukuo border guards. One Manchoukuo guard was reported to have been killed in the clash in which both sides were reinforced after heavy exchanges of machinegun fire.
The Japanese reports alleged the Soviet border patrols near Hungchun precipitated the clash by opening machine-gun fire on a Manchukuoan patrol,—United Press,
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