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London, Dee. 31.
Mz. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, has decided to take personal charge of the Foreign Ofice when Ins. Anthony Eden, the For-ign Scereiary, who relumed here from 'Yorkshire to-day, leaves next week ona holiday to the South of France. according to several news papers this morning. After his holl-day, MMe. Eden will go to Geneva for the' meeting of the Council of the League of Nations on January 17. 'The Foreign Secretary will thus be absent from London' from two 10 three weeks, is not considered certain, how-lever, whether Japan's reply to the [British Note on the attacks made on [British gunboats and merchantmen in Yangtze, on December 12, will considered as acceptable.
"The. British acknowledgement of Japan's reply will not be drafted until after Br. Eden's return. There fare already indications, however, that it will be cotd, though courteous, in jtone, Japan's Note appears to? rely on the Japanese military report for its version of the incidents. "Six Robert [Craigie, the British Ambassador to Japan, has already objected to the explanation given in this report, particwarly the assumption that foreign warships and merchant vessels have right to the in the vicinity of
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