According to information received by the Japanese Embassy here, no measures have been taken so far against the property of Japenese coal companies on Soghatien Island, which were due for seizure following a ruling moted out by Soviet tribunals against the Japanese holders of mining concessions in the island.
Tt has not. yet been possible to ascertain if Soviet authorities have ooided to reconsider their attitude fas regards this question or if their fection has been only delayed.
may be recalled that the com-punies had been sentenced to pay fine amounting to Roubles 260.000; the payment was to take place prior fo July 19, Default of payment on that debt should have automatically entailed the seizure of the comppanles' property. The Japanese Embassy here lodged a strong protest with the Soviet Government and demanded that the delay given the companies be extended, This demand was however rejected.
'The Japanese are considering th the seizure of their property Saghalien would create' a very serious situation, on account of the importance of the interests involved find of the fact that these concessions were granted Japan as a reparation for the massacre of 700 Japanese in Nikolaievsk, In 1924 Negotiations between Soviet oMcials and representatives of Japanese Interests. are still dragging on, but the strike staged by Russian workers entirely paralyses the activity of Japanese enterprises and will probably reduce to naught the extraction of minerals this year, as the very severe climate of the island does not permit any work to be done between September and May—Havas.
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