The boom across the Min River at Foochow had almost been completed, a Japanese Navy spokesman revealed at the press conference yesterday. A portion of the boom would be left open, he added, in order to enable foreign nationals to leave Foochow These evacuees were expected to leave today and in addition to this. he continued, an unofficial zone of refuge had been marked at Nantai, opposite Foochow—the International Settlement of Foochow.
An understanding had been reached about the neutral zone, he said. and it meant that there would be no bombing there. Since the distance from Foochow was very close there was no guarantee that it would be entirely safe, however.
Answering a questioner, he stated that no troops had landed on the mainland at Foochow. As far as his information was concerned there were about 100 foreigners at Foochow.
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