Batavia, Feb. 16. The Netherlands East Indies Government late yesterday officially denied it had received any ultimatum from Japan.
Economic negotiations between delegates of the two countries were said to be marking time and the situation was considered unchanged.
The official order sending Dutch ships into neutral ports was withdrawn and no explanation of either the order or the withdrawal was made.
Earlier this week the Admiralty had ordered all Dutch ships in the Pacific not to venture north of the Philippines and ordered several to proceed to Manila or other neutral ports—United Press.
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