"The reasons for the above proposed departure consist in reports received by His Majesty's Government to the effect that Japan is constructing, or has authorized construction, of capital ships of a tonnage not conformity with the limitations and restrictions of the Treaty.
"m view of the refusal of the Japanese Government, on being formally approached, to give assurances that these reports are ill-founded His Maje: Government have no alternative but to regard them as being substantially correct The United States Note is in simi lar terms except that the proposed departure, which it notifies, extends also to "the calibre of guns which may be mounted on capital ships of subcategory A.
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