Caldecote, announced in."the 'House Lords' yesterday that. Britain has informed Japan that she is interested 4 the maintenones of the status quo the © British ' Government. following osa action was taken
receipt of reports. that Japan was applying. pressure against the Indo= hina "authorities lih an effort to obtain postage of apanese troop: through 'Indo-Ching, Despite the closlig of the Burma Highway, Viscount" Caldecote said, Britain is trying' to make. arrange: ments, acceptable to Japan, under which petrol could Be sent to China {or use in distributing medical sup plies in interior China—United Press, Japanese Control Seen Chungking, Sept. 19.
The Japanese may not attempt an attack "against Kunming even they. land in Indo-China, according observers hero, the Japanese will attempt to estab: ish" control over Indo-China order to obtaimt essential raw ma-
Chinese is not premature, since the presence of so many Japanese. vine spectors" in Indo-China may enable small forces of these inspectors. seize bridges and await the arrival reinforcements, rendering it t00 late for Chinese demolition opera tions in the event of a. Japanese landing' in the. French colony, terials, set up military, naval and air bases, and await" international developments before making a further move, meanwhile exerting pres sure on the Netherlands Dutch East! railway bridges border by the Meanwhile, the Chinese military spokesman "fold a press conference ioday that {here were no. Import. ant military developments in south Kivangsi. "There "may be Japanese replacements," he added, "but "no large reinforcements" have arrived so-far inthe south Kowangsi area.
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