Tokyo, June 14.
"At the present time we need not pay any attention to reports that peace moves are being discussed by some officials of the Nationalist Gov: ernment," Gen. Kazushige Ugaki, Foreign Minister, declared today.
His statement was made at a conference of Cabinet Ministers and members of the "brain trust" of the Cabinet at noon today.
Gen. Ugaki revealed that in a recent conversation with him the French Ambassador, M. Arsene Henry. denied that a Sino-French pact had been concluded, as alleged m press reports recently.
At the joint meeting of the Cabinet and Advisory Council Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, Navy Minister explained the latest war developments in the Anking area. Lieut-Gen, Seishiro Itagaki, War Minister, reported on the operations in the Chengchow area subsequent to the occupation of Hsuchow. Joint meet-of the Cabinet and Advisory Council are held only infrequently.
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