The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-11
Both Make Concessions

Iitvinov made this concession af- ter Japan had made one of her own an agreement that commission to negotiate on demarketing of the frontier should contain two Rus- sians to two Japanese-Manchuk- uans.
 In years of discussion of a bor- der commission, Japan had insisted that Japan and Manchukuo should have one representative each for each representative of Russia, so that they would have had two to one vote.
 The agreement came in Shigemit- su's third long conference on peace possibilities. The first two had ended in complete and almost angry dis agreement. Litvinov had rejected the proposals made by Shigemitsu and, in ending the second conference, warned Shigemitsu that from then on Russia would take the most ex- treme measures to repel any Jap- anese attacks.
 Armed with his new concession oi the makeup of the frontier com mission, the Japanese ambassador went to the foreign commissariat at 2 D. m. Wednesday. There was first a general exchange of views. Then Litvinov made proposal of his own, summarized in an official con- munique issued through the Tass Agency as follows:
 Agreement Summary
 m-Japanese and Soviet troops to cease all military operations August II at noon local time, the Russian and Japanese governments to give the necessary instructions imme- diately.
 "2-Both Russian and Japanese troops to remain on the lines held by them August 10 at midnight local time.
 "3-To undertake re-demarkatior of the disputable sector of the fron- tier a mixed commission is to be formed consisting of two representa- tives of the Soviet Union and two representatives of the Japanese Manchurlan side, with an arbitrator elected by agreement of the parties from (among) citizens of third for- eign) states.
 "4-The re-demarkation commits sion is to work on the basis oi agreements and maps bearing tho signatures of plenipotentiary repre-. sentatives of Russia and China (The Manchukuan-Sibcrian frontier naturally was established, in thu days before Japan's seizure O Manchuria. by Russia and Ch1na0 Accepts, Rejects Shigemitsu accepted the first twt points without question.
 He rejected the proposal fol election of a neutral arbitrator. Lit vinov supported this proposad by saying that the presence of an i'm partial, disinterested arbitrator would provide the most effective guarantee of achieving agreemen on re-demarkation. But in view 0 the ambassadors objection, Litvino said, he would not insist on arbi tration.
 This cleared up the first thre | three points.
 On the fourth point, regarding us' of agreements and maps, Shigenlitsl proposed that the commission us' also, as a basic, other material' which, he said. had not hitherto been placed before the Soviet gov ernment and of which Russia hac no knowledge.
 However, Shigemitsu did not make this a prerequisite to the agree ment on cessation of fighting bu promised Litvinov he would con suit his government further on i and give reply as soon as possible Had Crossed Frontier
 Russia's concession on the trooI line to be established was consider ably tempered by lastday develop ment. As the Supreme Soviet of thu Soviet Union was meeting last night a communique was read from thu first army the maritime or ia eastern army announcing that fo the first time during the fighting Russian troops had crossed thei own frontier.
 Had it not been for the peace agreement, this announcement would have been of great import ance. Since the fighting began, ] had been emphasized on every oc casion here that Russian troops hat foughtentirely on their own soil. Il one attack, it was said. Russian troops gave up the opportunity Of most tempting flank attack be cause 1t would have necessitatet their entering what was admittedl. Manchukuan soil.