The Archive · 1939

Japan Prepared

Tokyo, June. 15.

Japan's attitude toward the British and. French Concessions at Tientsin hover would be affected by economic Feprisals on the part of the British Government, according to a press message from Tientsin today which Suid London was reporied 9 contemplating such action Fapanese authorities "at Tientsin already had prepared another plan fo meet new developments in case Britain persisted in her "anti-Japanese and pro-Chiang Kai-shek policy." the message slated.

"The message asserted that "isola tion' of the Tientsin concessions was an "epoch-making™ development in the Japanese attitude toward forei concessions. in Chi Tt showed Japan's "grim determi-ration" to socle a fundamental sols tion of the concession 2 whole, instead of a xeltlemer vidual problems one by one, the ispateh declared.

The message traced the present affair"

Tientsin to mis: the. sil British Government, ed to realize Japan's determination preparations, being misled by Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambassador, who supports. the Gen Chiang Kai-shek regime out and out fas contrasted with the conciliatory altitude of Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambascador to Japan."

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