"The authorities of the Settlement and the Concession" stated Col. Mabuchi "aswell as the police of both areas, should be deeply thankful for the lenient, charitable and chivaltitude of the Japanese authorities of the Settlemer Concession would do well to refresh ivories and recall the time he added, "The mainten-of peace and order in the ocfeupied areas is the grave responsibil ily of the Japanese: forces and we cannot brook any interference from iny source with the exercising of this duly. The Settlement and the French Concession are, at this moment mai faining a peculiar existence. and they are located in the centre of the Japan ese-occupied areas, As long as the Japanese forces are the principal ey in the maintenance of peace ind order in the territory: surrounding the Settlement and Concession, the authorities of these two areas are duty ware fully with. the the situa-were: (1) the suppression of ter.
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