Tokyo. Nov, 24, Authorities of the Foreien Sattin. ment and the French Concession have seriously hampered Japanese military operations in the Shanghat rea by their alleged nartinlity 10 the Chinese, the "Nichi-Nichi." 2 leading daily, charred tomday.
After all," the journal doctored. the Settlement is "not an extension Jao British or French territory" and therefore the Japanese authorities in Shanghai "might take action ensure the acceptance of their proposal for the suppression of anti-Japanese bodies and activities."
The Japanese Army must have control over the Chinese administra. tive and other machinery in the Settlement and the Concession which have "hitherto been used by the Chinese to further their military While oficial circles here to-day refused {0 soceify the Chinese crans which they desire to. control, the "Nichi-Nichi" reported that the Snpanese authorities in Shanchai are "demanding" that. the Municinal Council and the French authorities suppress Communist organizations: anti japanese bodies. including the Kuomintang and the Popular front aMliates: civil and military leaders of the Central Government residing the Settlement or the Concession all administrative machinery of the Nanking Government: banks and lather finanefal institutions afiiated with the Central Government: Chinese newspapers and news agencies, and transfer the administration of the Customs, Telegraph, Telephone and Post Ofice to the Japanese sith Negotiations London, Nov. 25, "The International Settlement fi a very dificult situation to-day, That, is) certainly and unhappily true."
This statement was made in the Sir Robert Crainic, the British Am-
Datsador in Tokyo, in regard to the Reuter.
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