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Evacuation of Foreigners NEW YCRK," July 29. The New York Times' Washington eorrespondent states it ii reliably feported that America and other foreign Governments are endeavouring to negotiate an armistice for fonr or five days In North Ohina to facilitate the evacuation of foreigners. It is felt that the tighting is too intense to depend on Japanese assuranees that cities with foreign quarters will not be bombarded. Senator Pittman, ehairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, defending the refusal to invoke the Neutrality Act, pointed out that it would probably be used by Japan as a pretext to blockading all Chinese ports without the formality of declaring war.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 166, 31 July 1937, Page 5
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