The Archive · 1939

Repudiated

Surrender Leaflets — London, Paris, Washington Envoys Deny Knowledge of Peace Moves

Washington, Jan. 5. The Chinese Embassy issued statement here today denying Japenese reports from Shanghai that the Chinese Ambassadors in W.

London and Paris bad a Chinese Government.to consider peace talks with Japan.

The Japanese reports were dropped in pamphlet form from Japanese planes ilying over the foreign settlements of Shanghai yesterd The Chinese Embassy statement said the Japanese reports of alleged recommendations by the three Chinese ambassadors were a rev tion of Japan's desperate straits after almost two years of war in China.

"This is' another unscrupulous effort of Japanese propagandists to which Shanghai was exposed today," the Chinese Embassy statement said. "The Japanese planes flew over the 7 city and dropped phets which alleged among other things that the Chinese Ambassadors in Paris, London and Washington telegraphed the Government at Chungking urging acceptance of Mr. Wang Ching-wei's statement on Japan's peace proposals.

"This allegation is a pure fabrication. No such action has ever been taken. This false propaganda, we-veals only too clearly of the desperate straits in which the Japanese find themselves."—United Press.

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