Chungking. Nov. 17, Reports of Soviet-Japanese tions in Tokyo and Moscow are being followed with great interest here. Chinese circles believe that both Russia and Japan are anxious to reach an agreement to avoid armed clashes In the future, Japan desires amicable relations with Russia it Is thought, firstly to enable her to concentrate all her efforts on liquidating the war in China, "probably by transferring a large part of her troops and aircraft, now stationed In. Manchuria, fo China fronts; secondly, so. that she can try to block Soviet assist ange to China.
Russia at the same time desires peace on the Manchurian border, Observers say, so that she may devote developments, her entire attention to European
"Nevertheless, the opinion is expressed that the Soviet Union may Teach an agreement with Japan issues pending between the two gov. ernments, but at the same time continue to" give material assistance to
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