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July 31, 1940

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TOKYO SPY CHARGE DENIED BY BRITAIN; ARRESTS ASSAILED; Halifax Tells Japan's Envoy of 'Serious View' London Takes of Detentions COX'S GUILT IS DOUBTED Japanese Are Believed to Be Moving to Oust Foreigners From 'New Order' Area

By Robert P. Post Wireless To the New York Times

Lord Halifax conf with Amb Shigemitsu on arrests and Cox death; statement, House of Lords; Craigie denies men held are spies; cites German propaganda activities in Japan; R T Holder release reptd; press comments; more arrests in Korea and elsewhere; other natls fear anti-spy campaign; further moves expected

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Notable Births

Stanley R. Jaffe

1940Stanley R. Jaffe, American film producer and director (died 2025)[†]

Stanley Richard Jaffe was an American film producer. His producing credits included Fatal Attraction, The Accused and Kramer vs. Kramer, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Notable Deaths

Udham Singh

1940Udham Singh, Indian activist (born 1899)[†]

Udham Singh was an Indian revolutionary belonging to Ghadar Party and HSRA, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in India, on 13 March 1940. The assassination was done in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919, for which O'Dwyer was responsible and of which Singh himself was a survivor. Singh was subsequently tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940. While in custody, he used the name Ram Mohammad Singh Azad, which represents the three major religions in India and his anti-colonial sentiment.