Shanghai, July 2.
Questioned at the Press conference yesterday regarding the statement made by Mr, Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minister," the Japanese Embassy spokesman stated that the Japanese moves for the closure of supply routes to Chungking had not fenced the stage where force would necessary.
The spokesman emphasized that it was Japan's intention to. close the supply routes by diplomatic mean: The bombing of Burma or Hongkong by the Japanese he said, was not within the contemplation of the Japanese. What definite action Japan would take if the diplomatic parleys were unsuccessful, he way unable to foretell.
He said he knew nothing about the concentration of Japanese forees in the vicinity of Kowloon, but said, that as far as he knew, there is no necessity at present to' evacuate Japanese nationals from Hongkong.
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