No Agreement But Better Appreciation: Joint Statement Issued: Moscow Denies Pact Allegation Nanking, Mar. 19.
The following Joint communique approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and. the Japanese Embassy, was issued this afternoon:
"With reference to the question of readjusting Sino-Japanese. relations, Gen. Chang Chun, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Hachiro Arita, Japanese Ambassador to China, had series of four talks in the Waichlao~ between March 10 and 19. Each conversation lasted from 2% to 3 hours, nobody else being present besides "the two diplomats. The conversations were in the nature of an informal exchange of opinions, both expressing their frank views ina free end sincere manner.
As the object of the parleys was to facilitate, the satisfactory progress of future negotiations for readjusting Sino-Japanese relations, no definite procedure had been arranged, nor was the scope of discussion. limited to any particular subjects, All questions concerning the relations between the two countries were discussed and no attempt was made to reach any con-
"The talks were conducted in a most friendly atmosphere throughout the four days and ended at 4.30 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon, as previously arranged Although a com= plete agreement on all points hae not yet been achieved, the parleys may be considered to be very helpful towards producing a better apprecia~ tion of each other's points of view."—Kuo Min, tion and the issues League of Nations. affecting the To Examine Northern Tssues Mr, Arita said that he would not seek' to dispose of the northern issues, until he examines them during his visit to Tientsin, The Ambassador emphasized that his conversations with the two Chinese officials were not based on instructions from the Tokyo Governent. but were conducted by him on his own Initiative, "preliminary 10 commencement of formal negotia-tons."
He added that both, Gen. Chiang and Gen. Chang. have left' "very favourable impression" upon him.
Mr. Arita admitted that divergence of opinion on some important issues "still exists" between the two governments.
Questioned regarding his reported pointment os Foreign Minister, Mr, Arita replied that he will know nothing until his arrival In. Tokyo.
The Ambassador said that he would remain in Tienisin for two. days, conferring with consular oMcials, snd will be received In audience by Emperor Kangte during his one-day stay in Changchun.
Moscow Denial of Agreement Moscow, Mar. 22.
The existence of uny accord, secret or otherwise, between the USSR. Jand China, 1s officially denied here to-day, Tt Is further denied that there is A Joint Communique Nanking, Mar, 1 any understanding between the Soviets and the Chinese Red Aemy.
Results achieved in the conversa tions between Gon. Chang Chun, Chinese Foreign Minister, and Mr. Hachiro Arita, Japanese Ambassador, will form the'subject of a joint communique to be issued to-morrow. The purpose of {he announcement, Mr. Arita explained, will be to prevent misunderstandings.
"The purpose, of these meetings," he continued, "is for me to listen carefully to the presentation of the Chinese views and then to present our point of view. We do not Intend to push the discussions to a point where It will become a question of agreement or of disagreement, Se far, we have agreed on certain points and reached opposite conclusions on others. We will now leave the former alone and seek to make our views on the others meet, Essentially, we are trying to get a mutual under standing of the other's point of view.—Domel, yrtunlty May Not Recur Change In China Polley Tokyo, Mar. 23.
An important change in Japan's China policy, evidently in the direc Mongolia Still Chinese London, Mar.' 20.
The British Government never ceased to recognize China's suzerainty in Outer Mongolia, declared the Foreign Under= Secretary, Viscount Cranborne, in reply to a question put by Mr. H.C. Williams, Conservative member for Croydon (South) in the House of Commons yesterday.
Mr. Williams asked on what date "the Government had re-agnized the separation of Outer Mongolia from the Republic of China and "whether Outer Mon-olla was recognized as a Soviet Protectorate or on independent Nanking, Mar. 20.
The necessity of carrying out plodges for the readjustment of Sino-Japanese relations given by the Nanking Government was emphasized this morning by Mr, Hachiro Arita, Ambassador to China, in an_ hour interview with Gen, Chiang Kal-shek, urged Gen, Chiang to do all in his power to break the existing deadlock in the Sino-Japanese relations. He favourable reception to my said Mr, Arita subsequently. "T also expressed my belief that the present time was most convenient for the readjustment of relations between the two countries, and that, If we missed this, opportunity, i might never recur,"
Atita declared emphatically that" hig conversation with Gen. Chiang did not touch upon any concrete Issues—Domel,
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