Tokyo, Jan. 20.
High officials of the Japanese Foreign Office went to Yokohama this moming to greet Mr. {William Castle Jr special Ambassador of the United States, on his arrival America with Mrs. Castle on Dollar liner President Jefferson.
Formal greetings were to be tendered in the name of Baron Shidehara,' the Foreign Minister, after which Mr. and Mrs. Castle were to motor to Tokyo with Edwin Neville, the American Charge @Affaires, and Mrs. Neville, The Castles are to live in an apartment at the Imperial Hotel during their stay in Japan, A date will be set shortly for presentation of the Ambassador's credentials to Emperor Hirohito. The ceremony will be carried out with the customary pomp and formality in the phoenix Hall of Chiyoda Castle, Castle going to the hall in a gorgeous state Landau of black and red lacquer escorted by. lancers. of, the Imperial Guard, and during the period of his stay Mr. Castle is to exercise all regular ambassadorial Powers although he came for a Yimited time and special purpose, Tt fs expected that the ceremony at Chiyoda Castle will take place furing the present week, shortly "after the convocation of the London Conference. Mr. Castle will probably return to Washington as oon "as the conference is completed—United Press.
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