The Archive · 1939

Government Interested

London, Mar. 1.

The British Government had already Jdrawn the attention of the Japanese Government to the fact that they are interested in the discussions now proceeding between the Shanghai Muni. cipal Council and the Japanese autho-Fities in Shanghai, declared Lord {Plymouth, Under-Secretary of State] for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Lords today in reply to a speech by Lord Strabolgi, Following the recrudescence of terroust acts in Shanghai, the Japanese authorities had put forward cereal suggestions to the Municipal Council S.M.C. Praised for Firm Stand London, Mar. 6.

The Municipal Council of the inter= national Settlement. in Shanghai has done well to resist the more extreme demands for the suppression of ter~ Yorism, declares the "Manchester If it accepted the Japanese offer for more police, the "Guardian" adds, has the excuse that it is to the interest of both sides, if terrorism put down, There "are some points in the agreement which must arouse a cor-tain amount of apprehension, and more serious still is the claim that "Chinese offenders and suspects" will be examined by the Japanese police authorities "asa rule," the paper continues,

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