Tokyo, Mar, 13.
Responding to additional questions in the House of Representatives today the Foreign Minister, Mr. Naotake Satoh, said, "When 1 advocated the pursuit of @ dignified course, I did of mean to criticize our past titude te added he did'not intend in any way to imply that the "ce operative" diplomacy, which he urged, meant that Japan should yield in the face of provocations. He said also tint he never meant that Japan should assume an attitude of humid Tiation in dealing with China—United Press.
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