Aomori, June 20.
The Suiten Maru No. 2, fishing smack of the Japanese Marine Products Company, as well as the crew that hod been under detention by the Soviet authorities since last Friday were returned to the Japanese on Sunday afternoon, belated reports reaching here last night revealed.
The Japanese fishing boat was illegal seized by a Soviet coast patrol boat and its crew arrested last Friday while they were fishing 15 miles off Kamchatka, reports further said.
The Japanese authorities concerned immediately requested the Soviets for the release of the Japanese fish and their boat. turned on Sunday afternoon, the Jo panese authorities demanded an iny and a Soviet guarantee that no repetition of tic incident will take ee.—Domei.
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