The Archive · 1939

Position in North China

3, Japan is especially concerned over the political composition of the projected regime, and Japan especial-desires that the special nature of North China and Inner Mongolia should factually materialize.

4. When the now government established, Japan is prepared to give immediate' do facto recognition and despatch an accredited ambassador and plenipotentiary.

5. Japan will then sock the ad-jussiment and ce-ordination of Sin: Japanese relations, polities, economies and culture, '8. As regards domestic polities, culture, education, ote, the Japanese Government desires the new government to pursue its own independent policy, but the "Japanese Government Will" spare no assistance or cooperation in case of necessity."

From this standpoint, the Japanese Government will absolutely avoid riy form of assistance giving the Impression that Japan is interfering with Chinese domestic polities, such a8 the despatch of political advisers.

"However. Japan is ready send financial adviser to China provided the central government desires, In the fields of natural science and civil engineering Japan, if re= quested, fs ready to extend assistance technique and personnel.

Asked whether the Japanese Gov-Jernment intended to postpone talks with these two countries pending the establishment of the new "Central Government" in China, the spokesman asserted that no question of post Jponement or suspension could arise because, "from the outset, the Japan-jose Government had no intention of starting negotiations with Great Britain of the United States for settlement of pending problems."—Reuter.

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