A. This is a matter between China and Soviet Russia.
 
Q.   In view of the forthcoming conference on post-war aviation
     problems, can the spokesman tell us China's attitude on these
     problems?
 
A. China is deeply interested in these important problems.
 
Q.  Articles recently appeared in the Chinese press referring to
     colonial possessions in Indonesia and Malaya as "formerly
     British", or "formerly Dutch". What was the meaning off re-
     ferring to them in this way?
 
A. Probably because they are now under occupation by Japan.
 
Q. Has the probable effect abroad of such references been considered
 
A. Nothing was meant.
 
Q.Another article has recently appeared in the Chinese press saying: "We must fight French
imperialism". Does this refer to De Gaulle: if not, to whom?
 
.A. I do not know of any such article. What paper did it appear
    in? I am sorry but I cannot answer without more details.
 
Q.   Your censor passed the article. If if does not represent the
     attitude of the Chinese Government, I would like to follow it
     up with a message saying that.
 
After some pointless exchanges Gelder asked to be excused and returned in a few minutes with
his telegraph file.
 
A.   We have more or less recognized the French National Committee.This therefore cannot refer
to the Committee. But the French in Indo-China are under Japanese control.
 
Q. "hat about the return of Indo-China to French control?
 
A.   China has no territorial ambitions except to recover, her lost
 territories as discussed ana agreed to at Cairo . (Indo-China, of course, can be considered as "lost
territory" and recent articles in such publications as the SAN MIN CHU I WEEKLY have
suggested this claim).
 
Q. The article appeared in the Shih HSIN PAO and magazine.