RELATIONS WITH JAPAN
CAUTIOUS PROGRESS
BRITAIN AWAITS SPECIFIC PROPOSALS
LONDON, May 22. •The Chancellor of the Exchequer, .vir. Neville Chamberlain, presided at this morning's meeting of the Imperial Conference, when the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anthony Eden, briefly.' dealt with questions raised at yesterday's discussions. Part of today's proceedings was devoted to: the Far East, Mr. Eden especially dealing with Anglo-Japanese relations. It is understood that Britain accepts at their face value the gestures of the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viscount Sato, towards an Anglo-Japanese rapprochement, but considers that progress in the matter must be slow. Viscount Sato has ...to feel his way among his own people, while nothing will be done in. London that is likely to frighten the Chinese, who have been categorically assured by Mr. Eden that China will not have to foot the bill for any Anglo-Japanese agreement. Moreover, China's own particular interests will not be disregarded. It is gathered that Mr. Eden also intimated that Britain awaits specific proposals from Japan.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1937, Page 9
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170RELATIONS WITH JAPAN Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1937, Page 9
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