Wang Ching-wei Regime Nanking, July 1.
ERMANY, Italy, Rumani Slovakia and Croatia today formally accorded de jure recognition to the Nanking Government. Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, Reichsminister of Foreign Affairs, and Count Galeazzo-Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, today formally notified the Foreign Minister (Mr. Hsu Liang) of the National Government of the steps taken by their respective governments.
Acting on instructions from his home Government, Herr H, Gipperich, First Secretary "of the German Embassy at Nanking, called on Mr. Hsu Long at 5.10 o'¢tock this atter-noon to notify the latter that Ger many had recognized the Nanking Government, Also, Marquis Francesco Maria Talianl de Marchio, Ttalian Ambas~ sador to China, flew'to Nanking from Shanghai, to Inform the Foreign Minister of Italy's recognition, of the Nanking Government, pushing itself forward into the front ranks of the world Powers.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.