Tokyo, Feb. 13.
Instructions to Mle a protest with the Soviet Government against the alleged Soviet assistance to the mutiny ous Manchoukuo border guards Chinchangkow and tre invasion of the Manchoukuo soil were sent to-day to Mr. 'T, Ohta, Japanese Ambassador te Moscow.
Mr, Ohla was also ordered to ni zo the Soviet authorities to form. a tripartite commission ta study the clreumstanees of the Chinchangkow Incident on tke spot with a view 1o lig arly settlement.
The instructions were formulated a series of conferences of high ofelals of the Foreign, War and Navy. Ministries, and were dispatched Minister. through Mr. Koki Hirota, Foreign
Mr. Ohla was instructed to reject emphatically the Soviet protest on the Incident Aled wit him on January 30 by Mr. B, 8. Stomonlakoft, Vice-Commissar for Foreign Affairs, "The note, which Nf. Ohta will lodge with the Moscow Government, charges the Soviet authorities with' respons sibility for the followin Assistance. "lo the. Chinchangkow itineets, who led io the. Soviet ter= afer killing: three oticers and "ming he mutineers tering tie. Manchouitto territory, snd Joining the rebels in attacking a feint Japanere-Manchouleua force, the JePan= ossing lives in the encounter.
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