Mr, Franklin said if American nationals living in the outside road area required protection, the United. States Government wotild be asked to, provide such protection, "So far as 1am concerned," Mr, Franklin said, "we are not going 16 withdraw from the outside ronds at any cost, We cannot let down the foreign residents in the area who Jare entitled to the Council's protec nformed quarters believed that the statement made by the Secretary of State, Ar. Corde Hull, on Friday, reiterating "America's intention (0 ce-operate with the Shanghai Runle cipal Couneit in settling Toco! ineid= its, does not represent a new The United States, it was recalled, has already formally informed Japan that it is opposed fo any change the present status of the Shanghai International Settlement during. the Sino-Japanese hostilities,—United
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