When the reply was deliver d to the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, at 540 pan, on Tuesday, the Foreign Office announced that it} would be published at 10 pin. the} game day, but the request that the British Note should be published simultaneously "caused "publication to] be deferred.
Much to the surprise of the British. Embassy, which wes not notified, the Foreign Ofice spokesman at 9 pin. {issued a very long version by the Japanese Army of the incidents in question.
The Japanese newspapers evidently assumed this to be Japan's reply, judging by the "Miyako Shimbun," which printed the Army's version un~ der the caption of "Japan's Reply to the British Note."
As a result, Mr. J L, Dodds, Coun seller of the British Embassy, called fon the spokesman and informed him that a3 the British Ambassador had not previously seen the statement, it mist not be presumed that he accept: fed the version, as it differed material ly from the version given by the British naval authorities—Reuter.
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