The Archive · 1936

JAPAN'S OFFER TO BRITAIN

Willing to Respect China Interests Tokyo, May 10, Japan's willingness to respect Brit-Ish vested interests in China, provided London maintains its' present polley of regarding Japan as the major stabilizing power in east Asi will be conveyed to Whitehall by Mr, Yoshida, who sails from here on Thursday to assume his new post of Ambassador at the Court of St. James, 'This overture will be made, Gaimu~ she quariers Indicated, In view of the increasing friction' between the two empires in China as a sequel to Japan's economic development.

The envoy has received detailed instructions from Mr. H, vita, Foreign Minister, embodying the latter's plan to restore to its former strength Anglo-Japanese ce-operation, which clashing commercial interests "have weakened in recent years—Domel. age, Dapaing tat Hag sede" Se Sat "ere Aa Pt eerie often me Meng "AY naeson eae Me, atte eae 2°, oct a Bela ears eve Cat See Holy alg Japan's, economic advance in China ie friction but Ito should, recognize that Japan is the' sole stabilizing. Me nonce tu east Asta, While Japan should Fespeet the vested rights of Britain Chine Turihermon ply Great Britain with all ava formation on the north China Ise.

Even after the ex plea London and Washington connection, Japan Is prepared, accordance with her xed: prinelpies to conclude a, pila hlmtatt agreement with, tmilar to" the act between 'Japan' andthe United prepared 10. open fence {0 secure general readjust Britain, "From the standpoint of re-dlstribu= Hon "of, the world's raw" material eon". the. "Nicht Niet" doc fu claims unvesteieted aequi raw iateriat and fait opening of kets of tne World (0 apa Japan would, therefore, be ready" eek, through Great Britain, "eotreet lunderstonding by" the Powers of. her rue continental polley."—Reuter,

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