Tokyo, Dec. 5.
The Mahan Government is _apparently contemplating sounding the Japanese Government's attitude re-4arding Tunis and Corisea, according to the Rome correspondent of the "Asahi Shimbun."
A foreign Office spokesman, when questioned on the matter by a for-ign correspondent today, said that the Japanese Government has not yet been approached by Italy. However, he added, as a signatory to the Anti-Comintern Pact, Japan naturally feels sympathy with Italy" in her legitimate aspirations in the Mediterranean, Italy, the spokesman continued, is the only country in the Mediterranean, which is bound by the tri-partite agreement for defence against Communism, Italy's aspirations in the Mediterranean, he concluded, must be decided by her and not by other countries.—Reuter, London, Dec. 6.
Cheers greeted an announcement made by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in the House of Commons yesterday that after the demonstration in the Italian Chamber, in which certain deputies arose and shouted "Tunis! Corsica!" Lord Perth, the British Ambassador in Rome, saw Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister.
From Count Ciano's reply, stated Mr. Chamberlain, it was clear that the Italian Government did not as-societe themselves with the demonstration, and had no intention of departing from the undertakings given to Great Britain to respect the status quo in the Mediterranean.—Router,
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