Chungking, Nov. 18.
Political circles in Chungking. today viewed coldly the report publish-American source alleging that Japan had decided to start direct levee negotiations with China, These circles stressed that China's. position had been defined cleatly on several occasions, and that no change this "position' has taken" place London Denies Thai Pact London, Nov, 20.
British authorities yesterday' cate-xerically denied Japanese press reports of a secret military pact between the United Staies, Great Britain and Thailand, The reports, which were given much prominence In the Tokyo vernacular were branded as "completely founded," by authorities.
Publication of such report ties said, "prompts one watch, developments more closely.
Japanese allegations of an Anglo~ American-Thal pact locked like kite flying to British authorities who d clared that such activities" arouse "speculation as to why the Japanese are kite fying."
Official circles alluded scornfully to alleged Japanese efforts to make it appear that Britain and the United States are trying to embroil Thailand with French Indo-China in order to embarrass Vichy, Authorities dismissed as untrue reports to that effect,—United Press, these, persistent Tokyo reports that thevchangkinn regime wil be Ofer:
fiberat pence terms It ly argued, therefore, that Tokyo nitta feel much ess wire of Taal than two. Soars ago expected here that the Japan cat, eet fo resogntae. the. puppet fes ime at Nanking, it Chungleing rehes fo tall pence will Leave Chung-
U.S. Awaits Japanese \Drive to South Washinglon, Nov. 20 'A. Japanese attack on' Saigon_and Cimrah Bay and an invasion of Tha Jand by Japanese forces from Indo-China"'is expected "soon by" circles here in close touch "with the Far ewldenee that Chun cold. Theed, there Es Despatches from Tokyo, Fapanese press ae inveighing quoting airist alleged Anglo-American en-'She has at ale eneral Mia citolement of Japan and warning na wile no ole states th" those democratics are. cone neeming hin is available, "aM those democracies are cone understood on good authority that he hopes with the assistance of Dr.
Hing of Axis protests presaging ax-Hu Shih, Chinese Ambassador to United States, and.
FV. Soon, Aewertyeless, i ie Believed here "Chinese 10 key to forget' that, a. southward negotiate the purchase of "TMEE thie i. nopement on the defeat of tones with vehih to beat cit Japan Britain. 'Therefore it is thought that tse attacks. on Chungking, Yunnanfu Shire securing all tereitoes: pesable rud the' vital Burma Rosd.~Rvtr, Stthoutprecipating Anglo: American Not Confirmed, Not Denied a mie emer Tokyo, Nov. 19.
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A Foreign Omiee spokesman today and army have put no a better persefexed cither to confirm or deny the formance inthe Mediterranean and report that the Japanese Government Germany is more successful against Inends (o attempt direct negotiation Britain swith Chungking Loan to China ie said he could not say more than Reports are current in the oficial statement issued after the formed eiveles here that plans are Conference fast Wednesday. now being put before Washington toment declared the confer deliberated on problems con= nneeteel with the China feume to emergency and wrooment of officials for loans to China totalling inding the purchase with which China brought aseussion questions dent of The return to Nanking of General Nobuyuki Abe, special Japanese hussador to the Nanking Government, Was "in the natural order of events complete the mission there," the spokes today does not at other vital definitely mean that Japan Would not be able to pursue costly. adventures im Indo-China and to the South, ints of the plan indicate {that half of such a Toan would 0 purchase of planes, and the other half as a fund to stabilize the en-armets ti mount of paper currency with which General Chiang Kai-shek eve, whi ried to keeps a army of 1800000 guerillas been informed of the decision, harassing the Japanese Hines of com-fo enter into direct negotiation, is! munication. "They argue that $100, naturally silent on the" matter-~ 600,000 is cheap for keeping such Reuter, force in action—Reuter.
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