§ 6. Mr. DAVID GRENFELLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any undertaking has yet been given by Japan that the Japanese troops shall be withdrawn from the railway zones in Manchuria; and what effect has been given to such undertaking?
§ Sir J. SIMONNo, Sir. I am not aware that there is any change in this respect from the position as described in Chapter 3, Section IV of the Lytton Report.
§ Mr. GRENFELLIs it not the case that on two separate occasions the Japanese Government gave an undertaking that troops should be withdrawn?
§ Sir J. SIMONI have had the matter looked into carefully, and I am assured that the position remains as described in the part of the Lytton Report to which 552 I have referred the hon. Member. If there is any further information, I will gladly try to ascertain it.
§ Mr. MACQUISTENAre not the people in these areas thankful that the Japanese troops are there to keep down the bandits?