Japan's official reply to, the ques~ tignnaive from the Committee of 19 of the League is expected to be despatched to the Japanese delogation by the evening of February 13, "A draft yeply prepared by" Inv. Hiroshi Saito, who is shortly leaving the Foreign Office for his ministerial Port in the Netherlands, 5 to. be obnitted for the examination at a necting of high officials of the Foreign Office to-morrow.
Te ins predicted thatthe draft reply, with little or. no, amendment, will make' an official text to be Yeady for the prompt transmission the reply, it is understood' that Japan Moly refuses to, deny Manfhukvo. but will explain thal, she hag spent her utmost effort fof the achievement. of conellition "wntit this last. moment and that' should mi mittee of 19 fail in. the ion, the. responsibility, for Such failure vests on the Comnitiee itselt—Rengo.
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