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CHINA ACCEPTS BRITISH PLAN IN PRINCIPLE: MR. HULL ON SITUATION
Washington, To-day.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, speak- ing at a press conference yesterday, said that the Chinese Ambassador had not signified the Chinese Government's willingness to agree to the British proposal for a truce at Shanghai if the Japanese Government does likewise.
Asked whether the Government would force evacuation of the remaining American citizens in Shanghai if the warring troops invaded the Inter- national Settlement, Mr. Hull replied that he had not received formal suggestions from officials at Shanghai.
He indicated that a substantial ness entirely depended on Japanese proportion of the $500,000 emer consent, which did not appear to be gency appropriation allotted by forthcoming.- Congress last week would be allocat- ed for relief work in connection with refugees. Reuter.
CHINA AGREES TO NEUTRAL ZONE
Tokyo's Negative Attitude
London, To-day.
China has notified. Britain of
The Chinese decision will pre- sumably have no more practical effect than to throw the onus of re- fusal on the Japanese Reuter
BRITISH ENVOY SAILS
No Special Summons from London
Washington, To-day.
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her readiness to accept in prin- The British Ambassador, Sir ciple the British proposals for Ronald Lindsay, sails for England mutual withdrawal of the Chin- to-day on his annual two months ese and Japanese troops at holiday, but the British Embassy Shanghai, as well as the Japanese declare that his passage was book- warships.
ed three months ago and that no Japan's final reply has not yet special summons from London has been received but the British Gov-been received by the Ambassador. ernment has hitherto been deeply-Reuter. disappointed attokyo's negativej attitude.
Japanese circles in London be-
OFFICIAL TEXT
London, To-day.
lieve that with the aid of the made public yesterday afternoon the The Chinese Embassy in London
newly-landed reinforcements, the
following telegram received from Japanese troops will not be long Nanking: The Chinese Minister of in driving the Chinese out of
Foreign Affairs has informed the Shanghai, and, that with the en- British Ambassador to-day that suing displacement of the war China is prepared to accept the Bri- area, need of a neutral zone will
tish proposal in principle for the disappear.
immediate withdrawal of forces, in- cluding men-of-war, from the
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ONUS OF REFUSAL Although France from the first Shanghai area with the protection favoured the British proposals, it of Japanese, the Settlements and is understood that the United the extra-Settlement roads entrust- States replied that their effective
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