The Archive · 1936

Japanese Protest Rejected

Moscow, Mor. 20.

Slomonyakov, Assistant People' missar for Foreign Affairs, tow cled a. protest fled by the Japin-Government in connection. with Changlingtze eMsh as being olualy groundless and in sharp radiation to indisputable acts." evslated that. the bodies of two nese soldiers who had hech killed ha. affray wore found in Soviet ory, 250 metres from the border. dition, M. Stomonyakov alleged, were also discovered in Soviet (ory numerous articles of Japan-army equipment and ammunition, iding 27 loaded grenades, 85 car es, 1,600 empty cartridge shells, a Svan aluminium Journal ° with es of reports, a Japanese military jet, anda blood-stained ottoer's At the same time, M, Stomonconfirmed the protest and the ands presented by Mf, Yurenev to Hirota, mnullancously, M. - Stomonyakov "ty protest in connection with in watson received during the conation with Mr, Ohta, that, on 27, five armed horsemen péne~ from Manchutta into the Soviet in the argun River, two kilo-rex southeast of Sredneborzinsie ie, and attacked three members the' Soviet. border patrol. As 9 of an exchange of shots, three ders were Killed, and the remain two retreated, The invaders lett on the spot of the clash a light hinesgun, two -mausess, end Slomonyakov called the atten-of the Ambassador to the fact, during the last few days, attacks he Soviet borders had again be-more frequent. He advanced the position that evidently some local nese authorities in Manchuria are led with the anticipated possi-y of the Improvement of Soviet inese relations, and, in this con-1on, they are purposely provoking, border conflicts—Tass, Manchoukuo Protests Changehun, Mar. 28, strong note, protesting against the ier clash ' of March 24, was essed to-day by Mr. Chang Yen-if, Maitchoukuo Foreign Minister, Guendun, Premier of Outer walla, The note demanded the nient of indemnity and punishment hose responsible.

choukuo will to-morrow lodge a ing protest with the Soviet Govnent. in connection with the nglingtze border clash of March This will be fled with M. Michael ut sky, Soviet Consul-General in bin, by Mr. Shih Li-pen, Commiser of Foreign Affairs for North ichuria,—Domel,

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