The Archive · 1940

Rain Brings Relief Chungking, Sune 15

Rainy weather has bro tight a much-needed respite from Japanese aerial Foreigners Warned To Quit Chungking Tokyo, June 15.

Diplomatic observers atiagh importance' to oficial Notes sent. by" Mr. Hachiro Ari, Foreign Minister, 0 Great Beltaln' France Belgium Soviet Union' and the United: States Yesterday, requesting speedy with: Srawal_of Third Power nationale {om Chungking for the ime bein Unt the conelision "of Japanese military. operations against" Chung: ting. designating' a safely zone Ins specified area on the southern. bani of the Yangtze fiver, opposite Chunge ting. and disciniming Japanese responsibility for any untoward. i cidents that may. possibly occur out Side this zone, according to a Japan: so" report slated thatthe notiteation enifest, in no unequivocal terms, Japan's grim" determination. to erty fon military operations against Chung fang, especially since. Mr, Joseph Clare Grew, American Ambassador, Gnder instructions. from. hia. Home Government, called on. the 'Foreign feinistor "and drew attention to. the Hatement by 'Mr, Cordell Hull United States Seoretary of State condemning. Japanese serial attacks on. Chungking 'During\n press conference on Thurs doy, Int Hall reiterated the. general Sano' of the United States towards ihe bombing of civilian. populations declaring. "We wholeheartedly" cot. demn such practices. wherever and Jherever they occur Reuter. vu Envoy to Leave Chungking, June 15.

'The United States' Ambassador, Mr. {Nelson. Johnson, will leave Chung king on July 4 for Hongkong on his way to Peiping to join his family.

will spend the summer Peitaiho.

Mir, Johnson will return to Chung~ King this autumn.—Reuter,

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