London, Sept. 18.
The Dominions Secretary. Viscount Caldecote, announced in the House of Lords yesterday that Britain has informed Japan that she is interested in the maintenance of the status quo in Indo-Chin tion was taken by Government following of reports that Japan was ying pressure against the Indo-China authorities in an effort to obtain passage of Japanese troops through Indo-China.
Despite the closing of the Burma Highway, Viscount Caldecote said, Britain is trying to make arrangements, acceptable to Japan, under which' petrol could be sent to China for use in distributing medical sup plies in interior China—United Press.
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