The Archive · 1939

Anti-British Campaign In Japan Planned

Mass Meetings Arranged — In Many Cities

Tokyo, July 4.

A widespread campaign ' is being organized among the people to encourage the Japanese Government to take a firm stand negotiations with Britain o tsin, says the "Japan Times Political circles, the newspaper adds, plan to hold anti-British meetings at 14 places in Tokyo on Wednesday and a mass meeting it the heart of the city on July 12.

Similar demonstrations are said to have been arranged at Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and other cities, beginning July 15.

The Home Ministry and the metropolitan police, the "Japan Times" asserts, have agreed not to interfere—Reuter.

Paris, July 4.

The Soviet reply to the Anglo-French proposals for a triple alliance against aggression has been received here and is now being examined by the Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, and Foreign Office experts, While the greatest discretion lis maintained, it is understood that M. Molotov has asked for further information on certain points in the Anglo-French raft. In these circumstances, its likely that the negotiations be continued for some little time=Reuter,

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