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by the Govts. of France and Japan
so far as their respective spheres
of influence are concemed, since
natil
the French have any recently
succeeded in avoiding trouble in
ん
Yunan by subsidising the Govr. while
the Japanese are well known to have
lent material assistance to Chang-Tso-
Lin in Manchuria.
Neitherof these
Powers has been openly accused,
so far as Mr. Amery is aware, of
interfering in affairs in China.
On the other hand, each has repeatedly
asserted that it is following and will
continue to follow a policy of neutral -
ity towards the contending parties,
each
and it seems clear that regards its
established policy in its particular
sphere of influence as in no way
a
inconsistent with the general policy
of neutrality in China. In view of
the special significance of the
relations between Canton and Hong Kong
there would appear to be no reason why
the
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