Jap-Soviet Frontier Disputes

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 75, 30 March 1936, Page 7

Jap-Soviet Frontier Disputes

WHILE DIPLOMATS DISCUSS SITUATION United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph —Copyright. Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m. MOSCOW, March 23. While M. Stomoumkov, Assistant Commissar of Foreign Affairs, and Mr Ohta, Japanese Ambassador, were discussing the Maiicuukuo frontier clasn whicn too* place on tho 2<jth, they received a iresh incident where live Japanese cavalrymen crossed into Soviet territory and attacked the guards. Three Japanese were killed whne the remaining two fled, leaving a machine-gun. M. Stomoniakov produced conclusive evidence that the clash on the 26th occurred in Soviet territory and pointed out that despite the promise of the Japanese Government to prevent frontier violations, attacks on the Soviet had become more frequent. Mr Ohta declared that Japan considered it impracticable to include within the duty of the proposed frontier commission the finding of a solution for all frontier conflicts. He suggested that the commission should be limited to Soviet-Mauchukuo frontier incident and the appointment of other commissions to deal with theMan-chukuo-Mongolian frontier.

The Council of Ministers of Outer Mongolia has decided to seek the co-operation of the Soviet to preserve the independence ol the Mongolian republics.