Tokyo, Nov. 3.
Commenting oh the government's China policy statement last night, informed observers said the declaration that "even the participation of the Kuomintang Government would not be rejected" in building a new order in East Asia did not mean that the Japanese Government would deal with the Kuomintang regime as a party tọ peace negotiations.
They, pointed out that the government is adhering to its statement of January 16 which announced that it woul refuse to deal with the regime of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek.
The government, however, would not reject its participation, they said, in building a new order in East Asia as a "component of a new regime, as declared by' the Premier, Prince Ayamaro Konoye, on several occa-
Conditions under which such a participation would be permitted, they said, were that the Kuomintang must "turn over a new leaf by abjure ing its past guiding policy and revise ing its personnel."—Domei.
In order to express the gratitude of the Nanking "Reformed Government" for the support accorded the ne' regime by Japan, and to request continued ce-operation, Mr. Liang Hung-chih, chairman of the Executive Council of the "Reformed Government" will visit Tokyo on November 15, the "Shanghai Mainichi," local Japanese-language daily, learned yesterday afternoon from its Nanking correspondent.
Writing on the same subject, the "Shanghai Nippo" stated that the call will be merely a courtesy visit and that no political discussions will be held.
The "Mainichi" learned that Mr.
Liang will meet the Premier, Prince Ayamaro Konoye, Cabinet ministers and other leaders of the Japanese Government.
Besides meeting officials, Mr. Liang, according to the paper, will confer with various Kwansai businessmen and capitalists regarding the economic aspects of further Sino-Japanese cooperation in Central China.
The paper learned that Mr. Liang will go to Tokyo by aeroplane and return some time at the end of November.
Further reports to the "Mainichi" from Nanking indicated that the Joint Committee of the Nanking and Peiping governments has decided to dispatch "comfort missions" to the Japanese forces operating on the various fronts in Central and North China.
The "Reformed Government". authorities, according to the paper, will appropriate the sum of $150,000 to cover the expenses of the "comfort missions."
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