Peiping, June 20.
Britain forfeited her rights as a neutral in adopting policies designed to assist the regime of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, in the opinion of Gen. Gen Sugiyama, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to North China The forces under his command, Gen, Sugiyama declared, intended to follow "resolutely" their policy towards the British Concession in Tientsin until "Britain takes cognizant ce of the new state of affairs in East Asia and ce-operates in the establishment of a new order."
The Japanese Commander-in-Chief described the Tientsin concession issue as "the most important question" confronting the Japanese forces in North China.
"British policies to assist Chiang Kai-shek have been executed with the concession serving as a base of operations. These activities included the harbouring of anti-Japanese terroust criminals, measures designed to disturb financial conditions, and other operations tending to destroy peace and order in North China.
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