Action! aken Against Mel lo Jacoby After Camera Incident; Steps Agains'
U.S. Consuls Considered Hanoi, Nov. 25.
'UDO-CHINA authorities today decided to deport Melville Jacoby, United Press stof correspon dent, who with Mr, Robert Unden, United States vice-consul, was wrested on November 21, for photographing a Japanese milit ary supply depot at Hanoi.
At the same time, author ities here are. considering taking some steps against both Mr. Rin den and Mr, Charles Reed, Amer-in consul.
This culminated an investigation carried out during the past few days which brought to light anti-Japanese spy activity in Indo-China, it is alleged.
Japanese authorities, meanwhile, continued to contend that that both Aaeoby's and Rinden's notions con stituted acts of espionage, pointing out that the two Americans attempted to photograph a Japanese military supply depot without securing the necessary permission, When challenged, "by the sentry the Japanese authorities stated, the two men fled, Moreover, the Japanese declared, the Japimese army claimed the right of self protection in Indo-China as a result of its right to station troops in French Territory.
Arrogant"
Pointing out the denial of the Americans of hiding. their cameras in the floor of the motor ear when halted by the Japanese sentry, who had" pursued them, the Japanese authorities ere stated this was a clear demonstration of their guilt.
The Japanese military authorities described as "arrogant" the claim of the United States Consular officials that they wore free to take photofaphs "anywhere In Bench Indo-'The Japanese pointed out that hol possess Moreover, they stated, consular officials donot have th lit infringe upon the Interests third Power in the country where they are stationed.
"Phe contention of the Americas that they were humiliated by being detained by the Japanese sentry on the street before a large crowd of people, was dismissed by the Supancse, who pointed out that the two men would not have underKone such "an experience if they had consented to follow the guard to the Sopanese gendarmerie headquarters "Furthermore, they said, the dopaneso sentry was not informed of he fact that one of the Americans was consular omeial when he halted' the couple—Domet, Japanese Air Base in Saigon Reported
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