The Archive · 1940

Japanese Said Beaten

By N.E.L Soldiers

Batavia, July 27.

Local Japanese residents today expressed indignation over reports of alleged unprovoked assault by six Dutch soldiers, who on Monday night were said to have manhandled a Japanese subject, one Kajio Akiyama, at Magelang, central Java, Although Mr. Akiyama received only minor injuries, Mr. Otoji Saito, Japanese Consul-General here, has taken a serious view of the incident In view of the existing situation in the Netherlands East Indies, A full report of the case has been sent the Tokyo Foreign Omce after the completion of careful investigations, it was revealed. instructions regarding a. settlement of the case—Domel.

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