Shanghai, Dec. 4.
A flat denial of Premier Prince Konoye's alleged statement regarding possible peace negotiations with China through General Chiang Kai-shek, was made here yesterday evening by the Japanese Embassy spokesman, Mr. Nagao Kita, Mr. Kita, at the daily press conference, said he had received official information from Japan repudiating the statement, which had been disseminated an news service, Prince Konoye had been quoted. as follows:
Contrary to the standpoint hitherto invariably adopted by, Japanese spokesmen that negotiations with General Chiang Kai-shek would be impossible, the Japanese Premier went on to say that the end of the "incident" can come sooner than anticipated should Chiang Kai-shek be prepared, after the resignation of his present government, to take part ina new Chinese "government.
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