Considered Too Vague to Be Useful But Japanese Embassy Queries Waichiaopu Denial Nanking, Jan. 2.
Interviewed to-day concerning the reference by Mr. K, Hirota, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, in his Speech before the House of Peers en Tuesday to the alleged con-currence by China in Japan's three principles Walehlaopu spokesman stated:
By the three principles, Mr, Hirota must have meant those three points Which he put forward to Gen. Chiang Tso-pin, then Chinese ambassador to Tokyo, In September, 1935, by Woy of reply to the latter's propuanis. Tt will be recalled that, inthe cuttimn Of last year, the Chinese Government Froposed "through "Gen, Chiang. Tsorpin to the Japanese Government certain fundamental measures for the improvement of the relations of the two countries, In reply, Mr. Hirota Informed Gen. "Chiang that the Chinese proposals in principle were Rot unacceptable to Japan, but, at the same time, China must' agree to ree things:—'T—China must abandon her policy of "playing "one foreign country Peiping French Legation
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