Tokyo, June 24.
APAN today formally demanded that Britain close the Burma highway and Hongkong for the transportation of war materials to Chungking, Acceptance of the Japanese demand by Britain would leave China only the Red Route from Russia by which to receive supplies from abroad, France last week accepted Japanese demands that the Chinese supply routes through French Indo-China be closed.
The Japanese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Masayuki Tani, summoned the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, to the Foreign Office today to present the Japanese demand regarding Hongkong and the Burma highway.
The Japanese Foreign Office spokesman said earlier today that Japanese military and naval operations in south China were related to Kowloon and did not constitute a blockade of Hongkong.—United Press, No Blockade, Suma Says Tokyo, June 24.
Hongkong is not being blockaded by the Japanese Army and Navy, the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman said here today, He said Japanese military and naval operations in south China were related to Kowloon and not Hongkong.
The spokesman said Japan was preparing to protest to Britain against the shipment of war supplies to the Chungking Government over the Burma highway.—United Press.
British Troops Face Japanese
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