Britain today expressed her official displeasure ina sharp protest Japan after Tokyo had officially notified London of Japan's occupation of Spratley Island, only a few hours by plane from Singapore.
Japanese Embassy official visited the British Foreign Office today to repeat Japan's official notification previously given to the British Ambassador in Tokyo. The Japanese official was informed in frank terms that Britain considers Japan's procedure a strange method for settling the disputed ownership of the islands.
"It ig a method which cannot commend itself to his Majesty's Government," the Japanese official was informed.
The Foreign OMice added that Japan's action was bound to compli-foote further the unsettled situation in the Far East Government circles understood Britain would soon enter into consultalions with France and possibly United States over Japan's action in occupying the strategic island, thus far Japan's southernmost penetration along the Asiatic con-Unent.
"Although Britain previously considered the island as her own possession, and never formally abandoned her claims to the island, she refrained from challenging French sovereignty there. French claims the island are based on French occupation in 1983.—United Press Manila Apprehensive Manila, Apr. 3.
Increasing apprehension' in American and Filipino military and political teles was noted here today as result" of Japs sy occupation janua and Singapore threatened the territorial safety and integrity of the Philippine Islands.
He said Japan's ection was further evidence of her desize to dominate the entire Far East by military aggression and proof of the existence a "tripartite agreement between and Rome to aid each Moly and Germany menace Britain and France in Europe, Japan makes nother advance in' the Orient. threatening Anglo-French interests.
"When the attention of the western Powers is riveted on the Far East, Moly and Germany make bold moves in Europe which the Democracies cannot combat.
"Since 1931 everything has been effectively timed, and has been even more closely synchronized in recent years, 30 that the great Powers have been unable lo take effective counter-
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