STATES MINIMUM
Withdrawal Of Japanese Forces Demanded
Freedom Of Action JAPAN'S
As Long As They Remain
Berlin, To-day..
A two-hour discussion between the Foreign Com- missar, M. Maxim Litvinoff, and the Japanese Ambassador to Moscow, Mr. Shigemitsu, fail- ed to produce an agreement.
THREE
POINTS
London, To-day. Proposals submitted by the Ja panese for settlement of the Ja panese Russian --frontier contro- versy are said to contain the fol lowing three points, according to information received here:
(1) Japan will withdraw its troops from the district around Changkufeng Hill, -
(2) Soviet Russia will not en
(3) The neutral zone, thus) created will remain until a Mixed Commission has decided on the exact frontier line in the dispút- ed section.Trans-Ocean.
The Japanese Ambassador repeated the boundary deavour to re-occupy the territory.
commission proposals made from Tokyo for a settlement but M. Litvinoff declined to open negotiations until the Japanese have with- drawn behind the frontier as defined by the 1886 treaty.
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sidered brighter as the result of the reasonable proposals of-
Mr. Shigemitsu, on his part, declined to accept as ficially stated to have been pre- evidence a map which had never been publish-sented by Japan for cessation ed and the only copy of which was in Soviet archives.
of the hostilities.
The proposals were conveyed to the Soviet Charge d'Affaires by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs who urged their prompt transmission to Moscow.
UNDISCLOSED ·
The nature of the proposals are undisclosed, but it is be- lieved that they are along the lines of those submitted to M. Litvinoff by Mr. Shigemitsu.
The Foreign Office communi- que says: "Whather the pro-
While the Berlin newspapers; He added that neither Manchukuo are avoiding comment on the nor Japan had ever seen the map Far Eastern dispute, they give in question and, therefore, it would prominence to the strongly word- be unjust to decide the dispute on ed resolutions passed by the basis of the map. The present pro- worker's organisations through-blem was to discontinue military out the country.
operations and restore the situation Typical of the quotations from existing before July 11. these resolutions are those from the resolutions passed by the M. Litvinoff demanded 'that the Stalin Motor Car Factory: "Let present map should form the basisposals, based on a broad view the hides of the Japanese feel the of any negotiations regarding the might and strength of our father-frontiers and emphasised that the land."
MAP AS BASIS
occupation of Manchuria by Japan did not give. Japan the right to de-
From the Cossacks: "Our horses and sabres are ready.” mand frontier changes..
From the tractor drivers: "We
are
prepared any moment to leave our tractor for a tank.”
M. Litvinoff offered to supply Japan with a copy of the map, but added that there could be no ques- tion regarding the frontiers that
The railwaymen: "Let the Japanese pay dearly for every were ‘already established. drop of Soviet blood they have spilled." Reuter.
FREEDOM OF ACTION
M. Litvinoff added that if the
THE OFFICIAL situation before the Japanese at-
VERSION
Moscow, To-day.
The official version of the inter- view between M. Litvinoff and the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Shige mitsu. declares that the latter em- phasised that the Japanese Govern- ment had always desired a peace ful solution of the conflict and the discontinuance of hostilities in fav- our of diplomatic negotiations.
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M. Litvinoff replied that if the Japanese Government had intended to solve the conflict peacefully, would never have violated the So viet frontier with armed forces and attacked Soviet border posts at night.
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SOVIET BORDER If Japan ceased its attack Soviet territory and recalled the remainder of their troops, the So- viet forces would have no cause to continue their, military operations. The road would then be cleared for diplomatic discussion of panese proposals.
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of the situation, materialise, depends on the attitude of the Soviet Government,”
Mutual "face-saving pro- posals for settlement of the border dispute at Changkufeng were advanced yesterday dur- ing the interview between M.
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tempted to seize the disputed hill- top was restored, and the remainder of the Japanese forces were with- drawn from Soviet territory, military operations would cease, as the Soviet did not desire Man- churian territory and had never crossed the border of the Soviet Union.
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They would never agree to the presence of foreign troops on any portion of Soviet soil and as long as Japanese soldiers remained, the Soviet would reserve to. itself com-1 plete freedom of action.
The Japanese Ambassador pro- mised to report the Soviet---view- point to his Government. Reuter.
DESULTORY FIRING
|_ Tokyo, To-day. Desultory firing is contin- uing along the Soviet-Manchu- kuo border, but the general ni- tuation was unchanged yestery day) acc
communf- que from
panese War Ministry,
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Litvinoff and Mr. Shigemitsu, it has been learned from a reliable source.
The proposals are, it is understood, for the Japanese to withdraw from the disputed.
that the Soviets do not occupy it, the virtual "neutral zone" to be thus formed main until a "Mixed Commis- sion is constituted to demarcate
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