Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-09-17 | Page 8 | Foreign News

FOREIGN NEWS JAPAN ASKS BOARD TO ACT IN DISPUTES Ban on Soviet Border Forts Asked TOKIO Sept 17 UP The UP-The The Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese foreign office today recommended recommended mended creation of a joint permanent perma perma- nent commission to handle constantly recurring disputes between Russia on I the one side 2nd and Japan on the other regarding border incidents The foreign office spokesman believed believed believed be be- that the commission would be bemore bemore bemore more beneficial and effective than a it pact and also wiser procedure than handling everything thins through diplomatic channels as is done at present Meanwhile newspapers reported that Ambassador Ota Ola in Moscow 1 had discussed with soviet officials the possibility possibility possibility pos pos- of extending the Portsmouth treaty to prohibit forU fortifications along the soviet border The treaty treaty now forbids such fortifications along the line separating Korea and arid soviet oviet territory