Government has accepted his resignation.
Admiral Shoshin Taniguchi, Commandant of the Kure Naval Base, has been appointed to succeed Admiral Kato, while Vice-Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura will fill the post left vacant by Admiral Taniguchi's promotion.
In well-informed circles it is believed that the resignation of Admiral Kato removes him from the stage as the principal actor in the controversy over the London Naval Treaty. His resignation is also believed to have been the result of the Government's determination to replace him by an officer less implacably opposed to the Treaty.—Reuter.
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