The Archive · 1940

Yokohama Resolution

Yokohama, Aug. 13.

The Muni pal "Assembly of this ity today. passed resolutions similar pain to the anti-British resolutions passed yesterday at the anti-British rally in Tokyo—Domei, U.S. Withdrawal Demanded Tokyo, Aug. 16.

'The "Hochi Shimbun" today de manded the immediate withdrawal of United States. garrisons from Chi "It the United States takes 0 British patrol rights:" the newspaper warned in an' editorial, "that country will be sowing the seeds for fulure trouble, Japan must watch the attitude of the United States with fastern altitude of her own."

The editorial was published before the announcement at Shanghai. this morning that the majority "decision of the Shanghai defence commanders meeting in that ity yes terday had given to the American forees the former British defence sectors in West Hongkew and the central district, The Japanese, according the decision of the commanders, would take over the defence sector in the western district of Shanghs Meanwhile, the spokesmen for the Foreign Ome, Mr. Yakichiro Suma, commenting, on the rumoured pro: Posals that the United States take Gver the British patrolled sectors Shanghai after the withdrawal of the British forces, said "don't know whether such @ pro-sol was made, but Shanghai is not the United Slates and. therefore don't think such 9 proposal, if made, will be realized."—United Press.

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