The Archive · 1940

France Agrees

Tokyo, May 16.

Pull agreement with Japan's policy towards the Netherlands East Indies on the part of France has been assured the Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, by the French Ambassador, according to a statement by the spokesman of the Foreign Ofice this eve-

Tokyo, May 15.

Anti-Japanese agitation has broken gut in Lima, capital of Peru, Mr. Yakichiro Suma, spokesman of the Foreign Office revealed today during his regular tri-weekly press conference ere.

The spokesman declared that official information from the Japanese Lega tion in Peru disclosed that a group of students surrounded Japanese shops in Lima on Monday and proceeded to break windows and damage doors until the shops were forced to close, The Japanese Minister to Peru, the spokesman added, filed strong. re-Presentations with the Peruvian Government, He revealed that the Pres-Ident of Peru had expressed regret over the untoward incident.

Mr. Suma termed the incident as "unfortunate," He added that there are approximately 23,000 Japanese residents in Lima and other parts of Peru—Domei.

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