Diplomatic Victory for Mr. Koki Hirota: New Assurance of Better Understanding and Peace Tokyo, Sept. 24.
IPLOMATIC negotiations seeking the assurance of permanent peace between Japan and Soviet Russia will be undertaken following the settlement of the Chinese Eastern Railway sale to Manchoukuo which is now expected in October, according to information in official quarters here to-day.
The Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, will propose the establish ment of a joint Japan-Manchoukuo-Russi Border Commission with [power to adjudicate various disputes and questions which arise on the frontier.
This was proposed once before by Count Yasuya Uchida, former Foreign Minister, in December, 1932, and at that time the Soviet Government agreed to the fundamental ides Russia, on the other hand, is now bound not to offend the League of sia, Japan, and Manchoukuo can be INations by outright recognition restored only by settlement of the though even that would incur nothing railway éispute—United Press, Imore serious than hot words. from ithe "die-hards," Japanese officials Loan in Japan say, recalling El Salvador's recogni-Tokyo, Sept, 26, tion of Manchoukuo.
'M, Constantin, Yureneff, Soviet When the CER. sale was first pro-'Ambassedor to Japan, unofficially in-posed by Mr, K. Ohta in early 1933, formed Mr. Koki Hirota, the Japan-ithe Soviet Commissar for Foreign ese Minister for Foreign 'Affairs, over [Affairs, M. Maxim Litvinov, said that the weekend that the Moscow' Gov-ithe sale would mean recognition of Jernment was willing to sell its share Manchoukuo, they said.—United Press.
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