Manchoukuo, Sept. 17.
First preliminary conversation following the armistice halting hostili-les "on Manchoukuo's western frontier was held in the Nomonhan ctor yesterday afternoon at 430 flock, Two" Japanese officers bearing a fag of truce were sent to the spot designated for the meeting and shook hands with two Soviet oticers, Expressing pleasure over the truce agreement, "the Japanese officers lasked the Soviet officers if the Russian and Mongolian troops actually had. stopped military " operations. The Russian oticers politely replied that the Russians and Mongolians had stopped their military opera tions yesterday morning at 8 o'clock.
Thus the execution of orders to "cease fire" was confirmed by both sides.
Asked if the Soviet officers were ready to start negotiations to carry Out the terms of the agreement, they replied that they had received no instructions regarding parleys at the front, They said a reply would be given after receipt of orders from Moscow. The meeting then came to fan end, the officers agreeing to meet o'clock this afternoon—
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