OCCUPATION OF HAINAN.
JAPAN’S ASSURANCES.
(British Official 'Wireless). RUGBY, Feb. 15. Questioned in the House of Commons to-day on the Japanese occupation of Hainan Island, Mr R. A. Butler (Foreign Under-Secretary) said that the Japanese Government had stated that it had no territorial designs and that the occupation of the island would not last longer than was required by military needs. In another answer, Mr Butler said that Britain and France were in constant communication regarding the most appropriate methods of safeguarding their common interests in the South China seas. The Government also bad under constant review measures best calculated to protect British interests in the Far East, said Mr Butler.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 68, 17 February 1939, Page 7
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