Shanghai, Feb. 7.
Questioned at the press conference yesterday, the Embassy. spokesman ed by the evening of Feb, foreign authorities in. Shai note addressed to them on February 1 by Mr, Y. Miura, Japanese Consul-General, on the subject of the evacuation of Third-Power nationals by} February 10.
The local Japanese authorities have assumed, it further was stated, that the foreigners must have despatched, 4 courier to the Japanese military in Asked if the Japanese and Chinese forces round were engaged in armed conflict, the military spokesman said that he'did not know, but he felt eer-tain that no major operations were being undertaken until after February 10. Heavy fighting would not neces wily begin on that date.
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