Foreign Secretary, who spoke next, repeated that on the basis of respect, for international law the British Government would conduct their His Majesty's Government, emphasized, would have sincerely welcomed Japanese ce-operation at the Conference and would have been lad to hear from Japan a statement ut her views on the present conflict.
'The Conference, he said, would have entered into' close examination of the problems with her and China, Such an exchange of views would have been proper because the Nine-Power Treaty provided for it, and it would have been helpful as 2 means reaching an agreed settlement in the Par East.
Tt remained the view of his Goy-jemment, Mr, Eden declared, that, in the Interests of both China and Japan, such a settlement should be found.
The. British Government, he con~ tinued, was profoundly convinced that true and. fruitful. international relations could only result from general acceptance of Internationa} law.
We cannot accept," Mr. Eden ad-dod, "that dislike for the government and political institutions of one nation justifies another in Interfering by {oreo in its internal affairs, To admit that would be to deny the right of leach nation to live tis own life in peace and freedom, which are the prerogative of all people,
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