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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Chinese Legation69
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a telegraphic report from Tokyo dated January 12 as follows:
Noticing that their occupation of Shanhaikwan and their aggression against Chumen did not produce any noticeable reaction in other countries, the Japanese War Department made public on January 11 an interview to the effect that Jehol is the territory of the puppet government in the Three Eastern Provinces, that any move in Jehol will be considered as an aggressive and disturbing measure against the puppet government which calls for suppression in self-defense, and that no other nation will be allowed to interfere with these defensive measures.
These allegations prove conclusively that Japan has definite designs upon Jehol.
- Translation of telegram transmitted to the Department by the Chinese Legation on January 12.↩