Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 18, Number 6, DeMotte, Jasper County, 2 January 1948 — RUSSIANS PROTEST [ARTICLE]

RUSSIANS PROTEST

Tokyo, Dec. 30 E .S. Army and Airforce authorities declined comment today on a Russian protest that American planes from Japan violated boundaries of the nearby Kurile Islands, held by the Soviets. Authorities inimated any official statement would have to come from the Army department, to which Washington diplomats said the Soviet complaint was referred. Diplomatic authorities Tty Washington said it involved only local issues which normally could be settled by military commanders on the spot.