and Soviet Moscow, Feb, 1.
Count Uchida's references to the /Soviet in his speech before the Diet. Jon January' 21 have led to an exlehange of Notes between Mr. Karakhan, the Vice-Foreign Commissar, jand the Japanese Ambassador.
The Japanese Ambassador's Note contends that M. Molotov's suggestion that Count Uchida had repeated in the Diet vie et Statements contained mumiqué issued by the Japanese War Ministry, and which were re-fated by the Soviet, did not accord with the facts. The Note goes on explain that Count Uchida' speech "differed entirely both. in phraseology and meaning from the communique, and it requests that measures be taken to avoid such erroneous interpretations in the interest of maintaining friendly lations, between the two countries.
'MIN. Karakhan, in reply, states {hat the Soviet considers If unneces sary to discuss points raised by the Japanese Ambassador, and notes the fact that the Japanese Government does not identify itself with the communique of the Japanese War Ministry.
'The text of the two Notes was published in' accordance with the wishes of the Japanese government,
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