'The representatives of South Africa, America, Austratia, Belgium, Bolivin, Canada, China. Prance, the United' Kinxdom, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand. Poriusal and Soviet Ttussia. the declaration slotes, observe with regret that the Japanese Government still contends that the conflict between Japan and China lies outside the scope of the Nine-Power Treaty und again de-lines. to enter into an exchange of vlows'for the purpose of endeavouring to achieve a peaceful seltlement of the conflict, Tt Is clear thatthe Japanese concent of the issues and interests involved inthe conflict is utterly different from the concent of most other nations In the world.
The Japanese Government, the declaration continues, insist that as the conflict is between Japan and China, it concerns those {wo coun tries only. Against this, the vepresentatives of the above-mentioned states.consider this conflict tq. be the concern of all countries parties to the, Nine-Power Treaty of 1022 and the Pact of Paris of 1928, and of concern to all countries members of the family of nations.
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