Tokyo, Oct. 11.
Tt has been decided that Japan's note in answer to the British Government's invitation to participate in the Five Power Naval Disarmament Conference, which is now being drawn up by the authorities concerned, together with the matter concerning the selection of Japlan's Chief Delegate, will be officially brought up for discussion at the Cabinet _meoting to be held on October 15.
Later.
It is learnt on good authority that Mr, Reijiro Wakatsuki, ex-Premier, who has been approached by the Foreign Minister, Baron Shidehara for the assumption of post a2 Japan's Chief Delegate to the Naval Disarmament Conference, has declined to accept the offer, on the ground that he is unfitted for the ost. It is believed that the Government will encounter much difficulty before it will succeed in prevailing on him to accept the Appointment.—Rengo. accept the invitation to the ference. Save for the quoted word, which gave a distinctive and almost personal flavour, the document was formal and not otherwise out of the ordinary line of diplomatic communications.
The note was exactly 100 words in- length, including address and signature, and read: have the honour to refer to the Note which you were good enough to address to our Ambassador, and take pleasure in inforring you that the American Govern-mont hastens to accept the invitation of His Majesty's Government to conferences on naval armaments in London in the latter part of
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.