Negotiations were started in June! fof this year, however, the spokes man wen{ on to say, and partie cularly pointed out' that these Regotiations were entirely independent of defence plan revisions which were started on September 14, and that the agreement reached September '11 was one to which fenly the British and the Japanese /Suthorities were parties, reply to @ question, the spokes man said that "the barricades _at present erected on the East side North Kiangse Road will be removed but may be re-erected on the East side of North Honan Road.
"Asked whether Chinese residents living. in' the strip subject, to the change, will be required to ha [Japanese passes, the spokesman sai that "most of them were in possession of passes but that the others would eventually have to apply for them. He pointed out that the necessity for the restoration of the former boundaries was felt partiularly when a census was taken in Sapanese-occupied territory in August.
"Asked whether the Embankment Building would thus be in the Japanese defence sector the spokes man answered in the affirmative.
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