JAPAN AND NAVIES
French Proposal Not Acceptable
STATEMENT BY HIROTA Would Lessen Chances of Reaching Agreement By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received January 10, 12.20 a.m.) Tokio, January 9. Mr. Hirota, Minister of Foreign Affairs, informally told the french Ambassador that the French idea of. inviting countries not signatories to the Naval Treaty, like Germany, to participate in negotiations, was unacceptable to Japan, because it would make more remote the chance of reaching the new’ agreement which Japan so earnestly desired. The recent lengthy London conversations had demonstrated the difficulties even of three Powers agreeing, and that more negotiators would only multiply the complications and defeat the object. He also indicated that he was well aware of. France’s dislike tor the ratio system.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 90, 10 January 1935, Page 9
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122JAPAN AND NAVIES Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 90, 10 January 1935, Page 9
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