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Show TOXIO APPROVES FRANCOREGIME TOKIO, Dec. 1 (UP) Japan formally for-mally recognised the Spanish nationalist na-tionalist goverwnent of Generalissimo Generalissi-mo Francisco Franco today. The recognition was mad official in an exchange of document between be-tween Foreign Minister Kokl Hirota and Francisco Castillo, Franco' Tokio To-kio agent Manrhukuo, the puppet state created cre-ated after the Japanese conqueet of Manchuria, will formally recognise recog-nise the nationalist tomorrow. Manchukuo was recognized officially official-ly by Italy this week and, according to neutral diplomatic sources, today's to-day's recognition probably was In exchange for the Italian recognition of the Japanese-controlled state. HENDAYE. Franco - Spanish Frontier. Dec 1 (UP) The loyalist government was reported today to have retaliated for repeated nationalist nation-alist bombings over loyalist inland territory. A loyalist communique said government gov-ernment planes bombed the railway station et Calatayud. In the Guadalajara Guada-lajara sector, Daroca, Teruel and Ateco, nationalist troop base. The nationalist had bombed the city of Guadalajara and Alcala de Henare. At least five person were killed in the latter town. Actual fighting was confined to sporadic nationakst and loyalist attack at-tack In areas southeast and northeast north-east of Madrid. |