Tokyo, May 13.
The Japanese Government was officially notified this afternoon by the Netherlands Legation that Holland had consented to occupation of Dutch West Indian islands by Allied naval forces only to prevent sabotage and instigation of riots among the natives by German labourers employed on the islands, The information was given to Mr. Yutaka Ishizawa, sectional chief of the Foreign Office European and Asiatic Affairs Bureau, by a secretary of the Netherlands Legation who explained the Dutch Government's s.and at length, Mr, Ishizawa was assured that the Allied forces will evacuate the islands as soon precautions can be taken to prevent the outbreak of disturbances. It was explained that the Dutch police force in the islands is insufficient at present to assure the con. tinued maintenance of peace and order,
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