The Archive · 1934

China Arms Embargo Impracticable

Washington, Dec. 6. ing into the arms industry was to-day informed that, owing to the American embargo of the export of arms, the Chinese efforts to check Delegates of three nations are waiting for Tokyo's denunciation of he Washington naval treaty, which has for thirteen years been the main instrument of control of the world's naval shipbuilding.

Everything depends on the line taken by Japan when she denounces Washington, Dec. 5. ne treaty, which Mr. 'T. Matsudaira, Amobassador here and. chief Revelations of a sensational nature legate to the London negotiations, has told Sir John Simon, the regarding relations between Chinese reign Secretary, will be done some time next week, The Ambassador Government -ofejals and. the ET Iso told Sir John that the denunciation would be accompanied by an Pont de Nemours Ca. arms ahd munitions manufacturers, were made exhaustive aide memoirs, setting out Japan's reasons for taking. this to-day" by" the Senate "Munitions orions step and making suggestions for a new system of security 10 Investigation Committee place that which will go by the board with the treaty.

"The disclosures were contained in There is among the delegates 'a feeling that all hope should not confident les of the clu Pont Ca. e abandoned of reaching some agreement which will satisfy the which were obtained by the Senate apanese and yet maintain equality of security in the Pacific.

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