London, Aug. 23.
Immediate unconditional reopening lof the Burma Road was demanded by a deputation of the China Campaign Committee headed by Miss Margery Fry which called on Mr. RA. Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign The delegation referred to the-suffering that would be eatsed by closing the road, said slackening of anti-epidemic work and shortage of medical supplies in vast areas of China would result.
Mr, Butler declared that passage of medical supplies would be permitted while the question of allowing shipment of petrol for transport of medical supplies through the interior of China had been taken up with the Japanese Government but ao decision had been reached.
Mr, Butler took note of the deputation's views but added that no fur-ear Future Remote
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