In connection with the Disarmament Conference, a joi meeting of representatives of the Departments of the Navy and For-ign Affairs is being held this after. room at the residence of the Minister of the Navy. It is understood that at this meeting, views will be exchanged as to how to formulate Japan's reply to the invitati participate in the Five Power Naval Disarmament Conference in London As already decided at yesterday's meeting of the Cabinet, both the Foreign Office and the Ministry of the Navy are to. study with great care and make a definite plan, which, subject to approval by the Premier, Mr, Hamagachi, and the Cabinet is to be submitted to the Throne sanction and them to be for-yarded to. the British Governme through Mr. Matsudaira, Japane: Ambassador in London, Tt is observed that the Government, instead of convening an extraordinary Cabinet meeting in this connection, will possibly decide on its final attitude at the ordinary. Cabinet meeting, which is schedule! to be held to-morrow and that its reply will be dispatcheg to London 8 day or two later. AS regards the selection of Japan's Chief Delegate to the approaching Conference, the matter, it is reported, will be' considered independently of the draving up of the reply to the invitation, Though rumour has it that the Government thinks Baron Shi hara, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the most suitable candidate for the post, for certain unavoidable reasons, it seems to have no altern ative but to appoint Mr. Wakatsuki as Chief Delegate and Admiral Takarabe and Ambassador 3 sudaira as covdelegates as already reported—Rengo.
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