"The Netherlands official Note con~ tains the following four points: "The incident in question resulted from the irresponsible conduct of a noncommissioned officer of the Netherlands air force, and the Netherlands. Government will bear all responsibility for the incident; The Netherlands Government tender their most. profound regret for the incident which arose from breach of promise on their part to prevent acts of provocative nature against Japan in the Netherlands East. Indies; The Netherlands Government have already dealt severe penalty on those responsible for the incident.
The Netherlands Government expect the Japanese Government to. Understand that the above-mentioned steps taken by the Netherlands. authorities in settling the incident form 8 future guarantee—Domel, Stimson Selection Japanese military authorities may exert pressure on Britain soon to lose the Burma Road to shipments of war materials to the interior of China, some quarters believed here today:
These quarters believed Japanese authorities would demand the ¢losure of the Burma Road because, in spite the French agreement to close the Yunnan Railway from Indo-China to the interior of China, the Burma Route still: Sunctione:
Observers said this belief was give strength by the action of, Japane: Army headquarters at "Canton adopting a more belligerent, attitude toward "the French, indicating they would ignore any agreement reached by the Tokyo Government.
'These quarters believed Japanese pressure might take the form of demonstration against Hongkong, similar to the demonstration staged in' August last year, Unconfirmed Feports were already circulating here today that Japanese troops in the Canton area' may move towards the Hongkong frontier within the next 72 hours, Asked regarding the reported Japanese concentrations along the Hongkong border, the British mille tary spokesman here said the Japanese Army is occupying certain areas adjacent to the colony "for the pur-mopping" up Chineee Japanese military authorities com~ municated this. intention to British military authorities and there was "no cause for alarm." the spokesman said. "United Press,
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