The Archive · 1938

Agreement Reached

Tokyo, Sept. 13.

Negotiations between Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese Ambassador, and M. Potemkin, Assistant Commis-/sar for Foreign Affairs, regarding the organization of a Soviet-Manchoukuo border re-demarcation commission have reached a: satisfactory conclusion, the Foreign Minister, Gen. Kazushige Ugaki, reported "to the Cabinet today.

The commission will be composed Jof two Soviet delegates. one Japanese Jand" one" Manchoukuoan member. There will be no neutral commis: sioner. During the early stages of the negotiations the Soviet Government's insistence on the inclusion of a neutral member caused a hitch—Domei.

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