Alleged Exaggeration
A , Japanese military spokesman, replying to protests in regard to thepartial stripping of Mrs. Finlay, de- ’ dared that no investigation had occurred in her case, nor, would future cases be investigated, as the regulations governing barrier examinations forbade the stripping of foreign women. During the interview, newspaper men were handed the text of the Japanese Consul’s letter to Mr Jamieson, the British Consul, alleging that the stories of indignities had been fabricated, and complaining that Britons had assumed a most arrogant attitude, minor indignities being exaggerated and distorted. The letter .asked Mr. Jamieson to control and correct the British attitude, “as otherwise the responsibility for untoward incidents hereafter will lie on your side.” The British Ambassador to Tokio, Sir Robert Craigie, has again protested more sharply to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, in connection with the searching of Mr. Davis and Mr. Finlay.
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Northern Advocate, 27 June 1939, Page 7
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145Alleged Exaggeration Northern Advocate, 27 June 1939, Page 7
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