Tokyo, Feb. 12.
EQUEST by Great Britain, the United States and France for information regarding Japan': s naval building plans is rejected in replies sent to the three Powers to-day by the Japanese Government. The replies, earlier approved at an extraordinary Cabinet session, were delivered to the British, American and French Embassies this evening.
The Japanese Government, the replies declare, has no intention whatever of possessing armament which would menace other countries.
The mere communication of information concerning construction, it states, would not contribute towards equitable disarmament in the absence of quantitative limitation, and, therefore, the Japanese Government is unable to comply with the, request on the matter.
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