Third party nationals, residing in Japanese-occupied territory in, China, do not enjoy a special status because of their extraterritorially, a Japanese Embassy spokesman declared in Shanghai last night.
"Some third-party nationals, now residing in Japanese-occupied territory in China, appear to labour under the misconception that they are above Japanese law because they enjoy extra-territorial status insofar, as China is concerned." The spokesman said. "That is wrong. In the way that aliens do not enjoy privileges in Japan, they are not entitled to special treatment in Japanese-occupied ferriter: China.
The spokesman suggested that "it may be possible that they seem to think differently because of their long residence in China, where they enjoy extrality."
This statement was made by the spokesman when questioned regarding ihe searching of Dr. J. C. Thomson, American staff member of Nanking University, by a Japanese sentry in Nanking on June 15.
The Countess, who is in London, joined in the conversations by telephone, it was reported.
The Count and Mr. and Mrs.
Hutton refused to give a statement to the pre:
Four bodyguards accompanied the Count to the hotel—United Press.
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