Moscow, Dec, 24 Sixteen Finnish planes wore brought down by Soviet Russian ar~ craft yesterday this morning's oficial conimunique Feleased by the General Headquarters in Leningrad nounced, There was nothing of im= lance to report from the whole front, the communique added. Havas, Blockade Settlement Likely London, Bec. 24 'A "practical solution" of the question raised by the Japanese protest against the "British Government's Blockade" of German exports was expected to be effected by negotiations' here, observers said. yesterday.
"Though the fundamental views of the British "authorities on the question do not agree with those of the Japanese Government, their special consideration of the matter from a practical standpoint already had been shown in the ease of the. Japanese freighter Sanyo. Maru, which was allowed to sail' with German goods after a brief examination, observers Pointed out "A formal reply of the British Government' to. the Japanese Governments protest "against the "double blockade" reached the Japanese Embassy here at midnight on Thursday. The Japanese protest was handed to Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, by Mr. Mamoru! Shigemitsu, Japanese Ambassador, Nov, 27-—-Domei,
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