The Archive · 1928

Interim Measures Dropped

Aug. 22, Speaking at the Cabinet Councit meeting to-day the Premier, Baron, Tanaka, intimated that the inter view between Mr. Yada, the Consul-General, and General Chiang Kaishek and Dr, C.'T. Wang before Mr. Yada left Shanghai indicated that the Nationalist Government's atti tude' towards Japan on the question: of treaty revision had become more conciliatory and that the Nationalists had dropped their intention of en-foreing the seven ad interim moat sures pending the conclusion of a new treaty, After hearing the latest reports on tthe situation the Cabinet, therefore, agreed to adopt a watchful waiting attitude for the time being in view of the change of attitude on the part of the Nationalist Government, this eouuexion iis nateser itiTinine of the leading newspapers, notably' the "Jiji" and "Nichi Nichi,'

re Fecommending the Japanese Government to show a more sympathetic attitude towards China and to meet the Nationalists half]

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