Tokyo, Feb. 17, The influential "Nichi Nichi" today blamed British propaganda for the widely prevalent report that a crisis imminent in the Pacific.
'Such British propaganda, was spread, the "Nichi Nich!" said, in order to influence passage by' the US, Congress of the Lend-Lease BIN and bring America into the European conflict, The newspaper hinted that Britain also was attempting, through such Propaganda, to bring pressure" on Thailand and thereby obstruct. progress of Thai-French Indo-China eace negotiations now underway in. Tokyo.
Tokyo's vernacular press today! prominently featured" despatches London Confirms Advice to Leave London, Feb. 17.
The British Government, "it, was ofeisily confirmed today, has advised British residents of China, to leave because of the shortage of shipping facilities." Britons in China were {old to eave unless they had urgent reasons for remaining—United Press.
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