The Archive · 1938

Trading in China

No Official Cognizance — Of Mr. Arita's Speech

London, Dec. 19.

No official cognizance has yet been taken of the statement made by Mr.

Hachiro Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, on the reaction of Japan to British and American loans to China.

The British position with regard to trading in China, however, has been authoritatively stated as follow "His Majesty's Government received frequent assurances from the Japanese Government in the past that the old order would be restored as soon as possible and that no effort would be spared not to impinge on the ights of other nationals in China.

These assurances have never beea implemented and so it has become necessary for this country and cther countries to protect their own rights "The Export Credit Bill, now under consideration in Parliament, is an imple of one of the ways by whin eat Eritain can look after her own Japanese Comment on

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