Tokyo, Sept, 20.
Transfers of several diplomatic representatives in China have been an hounced by the Foreign Omice. Mr. Akiyoshi Tajiri, Consul-General at Hongkong, was appointed First See tary-of the Embassy in China, whi Mr. Katsu Okazaki, Consul-General in Canton, was appointed to succeed Me. Tajiri, Mr. Nogav Kia, former Second Secretary of the Embassy in China in charge of the information section, who is serving as a commissioner in the liaison ofice of the Asia Development Board in Amoy, has been nam-fed. Consul-General at Canton: Mr. Kuoru Hayashi, Third Secretary, of the Embassy and concurrently Consul, Has been appointed to the Embassy in China and will be stationed in Shanghai, Mr, Shinichi Kondo, Consul been transferred to the Consulate-General in New York, where he served before going to The Japanese and Soviet forces shall not increase their strength the fronts, tier reinforce their troops and establishments between their positions.
The Japanese and Soviet forces shall exchange "maps whereupon should be drawn their foremost lines Jwhich neither should cross.
The Japanese and Soviet forces shall exchange their dead at a point between their positions on the bank Jof the Khalka River during the Period from September 21 to 25, in-elusive.
The Soviet prisoners taken by the Japanese forces shall be handed over to the Soviet forees at the above point, being transported in motor Tomes, and as the Japanese taken prisoner by the Soviet forces are in few in number and all are severely wounde't. it is difficult (0 carry them in: motor-lorries, they shall be ear-ried by Soviet planes to the first-tines fand there shall be handed over to the Japanese forces. The exchange of prisoners shall on the whole be completed within a week from September 19.
The Japanese and Soviet represen tatives have agreed that these foremost lines are quite different character {rom the question of demareation of the boundaries of Man-Jchouktio and Mongolia.
Joint memorial services in honour Jof the Jaganese and Soviet war dead jin the Nomonhan incident were held {today at Janteinmiao in western Man-Jchoukuo by the Japaniese forces. A high-ranking commander of the [Soviet troops also participated in the ceremony at their' request.—Domel, Gaimusho View on
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