Tokyo, Sept. 11.
Speaking at the Cabinat conference' to-day, the Premier stated that' the Government had unofficially notified Britain that Japan favoured Anglo-French naval agreement Principle but considered that it was ikely to be difficult to put into opera tion, He added that as America had not yet expressed her views on the matter, Japan would withhold a formal reply and watch developments for the time being.
The Minister of the Navy, following General Baron Tanaka, affirmed that Japan would welcome the con-, clusion of etch an agreement as step towards world disarmament Reuter.
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