TALK OF TREATY

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 79, 24 June 1927, Page 9

TALK OF TREATY

AMERICA AND JAPAN RUMOUR UNSUPPORTED By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 8.32 a.m. WASHINGTON, Thursday. Government officials have refused to take seriously the reports appearing in the Geneva press of a possible alliance between America and Japan resulting from conversations between Mr. Hugh Gibson and Admiral Saito (Japanese delegate). It is pointed out by the officials that the American policy opposes

all foreign aiiiances, and moreoyer that the United States Government is seeking a naval treaty with both Japan and Britain, not a political understanding with one or the other of them. The reports from Geneva of serious disagreements between Britain and the United States, regarding the limitation proposals, are not supported by Mr. Gibson’s advices to Washington. Milantime, reports from Tokio declare that Admiral Saito will seek to offset the disadvantages of an unfavourable ratio by proposing that America, Britain and Japan conclude a tri-partite securing agreement. It is reported that Admiral Saito’s instructions empower him to produce such a proposal if and when he thinks fit, hut this also is not confirmed. — A. and N.Z.-Sun.