Suggestions by the Japanese nuthorities that R.C.A. Communic tions, Inc, which have been maintaining the service of the Chinese Government Radio Administration, yesterday tried to remove "valuable equipment" from the radio administration's offices were definitely denied by Mr. George R. Shecklen, vice-president of the American firm, in an interview with the "North-
China Daily News" yesterday afternoon "To say that an attempt was made to -remove valuable equipment is a definite falsehood," Mr. Shecklen said.
"There was no attempt' and there was no equipment.'
There was some furniture which formerly been used in the old broadcast rooms. Japanese inspectors of the Shanghai Municipal Police and the Japanese consular authorities were given a list of this furniture and had every opportunity of looking over what was in the two vans, There was no question of any equipment.'
The Japanese allegation that an attempt was made to remove "valu: able equipment" was made by the Japanese Embassy spokesman yes terday morning. The Japanes action, he.said, was taken in order to forestall "serious inconvenience io the public which the removal of the equipment may have caused." The spokesman, however, declined to divulge any details regarding the attempted removal, beyond the fact that it had been reported that some of the equipment was on the point of being removed and the Japanese authorities deemed it necessary to prevent such a removal.
The spokesman declared that th Japanese authorities have, in pri ciple, assumed contro] over various Chinese ation facilities in order to the safety of their military operations, not io mention ihe interests of the public. The services of the C.G.R, A.. he said. been maintained under the supe sion of the R.C.A. which, together with the Mackay radio network and the - Italian, French, German and Japanese systems, were interested in maintaining radio services from Shanghai, official said, The Municipal Council is requested take appropriate to measures to eradicate elements and to exerci trol of anti-Japanese news:
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