Appreciation has been expressed by the Nantao Area Supervisory Committee for the assistance rendered by me French authorities to the Jacqui not Zone. Among the names mentioned were: His Excellency Paul Emile Naggiar, French Ambassador to China; Vice-Admiral Lo Bigot of the French Navy; Monsieur M. Baudez, French Consul-General in Shanghai and the various deparlments of the Administration. Municipal de la Concession Francaise. Special mention was made of Chief-Inspector E. Lambalot of the French Municipal Police for his services, The Zone consists of an area a little bigger than one-third of the native city, providing safety for about 350000 people. Adjacent to the French Concession, the Zone presented many problems to the French authorities, especially that of maintenance of peace and order in streets leading to the arca, These were solved in an adequate manner.
Concerning the question of water and light supply to. the area, the newly published "story of the Jacqui not Zone" gives the following information:
November 13, it was announced that some hundred thousand refugees within the safety area were completely destitute and for several days past had been without water and light supplies. The area was still under the control of the committee, but some alarm had been created by the fact that several Japanese soldiers had entered the zone, but on the tuaticn being explained to them had quietly left it again. There was still
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