The Archive · 1940

Tokyo Answers Paris

Bombing Protest

Paris, Feb. 24.

The French Ambassador to Tokyo yesterday sent to Paris the Japanese reply to French protests regarding the Japanese bombing of the Yunnan Rai way in southern China, Oficial jreles said the reply was conciliatory. "It shows a real effort to settle the bombing incident of February 1," they said, but pointed out that it only mentioned one of four bombings, two of which occurred diging the past week. It was the first time, however, that the Japanese have shown the slightest desire to settle the differences with France.

United Press. inst the bombing of the Yunnan Railway by Japanese planes recently. No new protest will be dispatched 10 Japan by France regarding a third bombing of the railway, in view of the fact that Japan did not reply to, the two original demarches, it was believed—United Press.

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