Tokyo, Nov. 3.
The future course of Japan's policies at the London conversations was decided by the Foreign Office, following a series of conferences among high officials of the Ministry. These are based on reports received from the Japanese delegation in London and are of the following nature.
1. Should the United States and Great Britain decline Japan's. proposal to terminate the Washington Naval Treaty, Japan will be obliged fo announce the termination of the treaty' independently. Such a step would probably be taken at the end of this month. or at any other time that Mr. K. Hirota, Foreign Minister, may deem sit, Should such a notifection be made by Japan, the Japanese Government will make a determined effort to avoid provoking the resentment of Great Britain and the United States, explaining that its faction is based on treaty rights.
2. Japan will decline to admit the Aiscussion of political questions, especially questions concerned. with the Orient, into the agenda of the preliminary naval negotiations.
3. Japan will inform Great Britain and the United States of her concrete proposals for disarmament 2s soon 9s these two powers clarify their own Gisarmament policies. Japrn's pro posals are and will be based on the principle of equality in armaments,
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