Sir Archibald Kerr had urged the Japanese authorities to ensure the Sofeguarding of British interests, in the line. Sir Robert Craigie had also taken up the matter and had asked the Japanese Government to afford an early opportunity for an inspection and survey of the line and to take necessary measures to safeguard British bondholders' interes A. V. Alexander, Labour member for the Hillsborough division of Shemcld, asked if this was one of the vested Interests to which Mr, Koki Hirota Gapanese Foreign Minister) had referred, and could they rely on it that there would be no selling of the Chinese people for vested ins terests.
Mr. Alexander might rest assured, Mr. Butler replied, that shall consider the British interests concerned." strict discipline in the Japanese forces preliminary to a revival of industry.
Mr. Butler replied that he was aware of this position. The British representatives " at Shanghai and Tokyo, he said, were constantly press-Ing the Japanese authorities to remove this and all other vexatious restric~ tions with a view to providing for a restoration of normal. conditions, Mr. Moreing asked if Mr. Butler was aware that it was not a question of restriction by the Japanese on trade '80 much as the constant behaviour of After the Under-Secretary for For eign Affairs had given a ist of the Chinese Customs arrangement concluded between Mr. Hirota and Sir Robert Craigie, as explained by Mr. Neville Chamberlain on May 4, Mr. William Thorne, Labour member for the Plaistow division of West Ham, asked if this did not deprive the Chinese Government of revenue, Mr. Buller said he required notice of the question, He confirmed that the Chinese Government was aware of the terms of the agreement. Reuter.
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