"Therefore, in my visits today I made concrete proposals for the reform of the Land Regulations. We may therefore say that the so-called Settlement question has now entered its last stage.
"In view of the fact that the real power in the Settlement rests with the British, who have American support, I visited the Consuls-General of those two Powers first with a view to impressing upon them our views.
"As a reform of the Land Regulations would require the unanimous approval of the Consular Body, it may turn out to be rather difficult, but I believe that if Britain and America are induced to share our views, the other nations will follow suit.
"Now that we have raised the issue, we cannot give up without achieving results. We are determined to bring all the countries concerned into agreement with us.
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