Determined to Obtain Definite, Concrete Japanese Guarantees Against Future Attacks Tokyo, Dec. 18, IMPEROR Hirohito granted an audience to the Premier Konoye, at 8.30 p.m. to-night.
It was understood the Premier reported the Government's desire for an Imperial Conference on China policies next week.
The American Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Joseph C. Grew, to-day presented a strong written protest over the machine-gunning and boarding of the American gunboat by Japanese armed forces operating from surface craft.
This was considered the most serious phase of the incident.
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