Tokyo, Nov. 27.
Britain undertook not to interfere "in any way" with the exportation of German goods carried in neutral vessels in a communication to the Japanese Governement dated September 29, the spokesman for the Foreign Office claimed here today, when questioned by foreign correspondents about the contention of the Japanese Government that the projected British measure of seizing German exports "not only exceeds the limits of reprisal recognized under International Law, but violates the undertaking of the British Government, made to the Japanese Government not to interfere in any way with the exportation of the German goods." dam, 8,857 tons, hit a deadly floating "egg" in the Thames estuary and sank immediately. The crew took The Japanese Embassy in London,
questi to the Enemy Section of the pone stated, submitted a the British Institute regarding various points. The Institute. according to the spokesman, replied that the British authorities would not take any action against neutral vessels carrying German goods—namely the products and manufactured articles from Germany destined for neutral countries.
This reply of the British Institute, the spokesman added, was confirmed by the British Ministry of Economic Warfare. The British undertaking, the Gaimusho spokesman asserted, was "quite straight and not conditional" as it implied that no interference would be made with German exports "even in British territorial waters."
Terukuni Maru Sinking Instructions have been sent to Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, the Japanese Ambassador in London, and Mr. Uzuhiko Usami, Japanese Charge d'Affaires in Berlin, to request formal explanations from the British and German Governments on the sinking of the inv. Terukuni Maru. The The ship left New Oreleans on Foreign Office, it was announced tember 22, arriving at the Downs today, sent the instructions on inspection by the British control Saturday night, authorities on October 10. After her It was understood that the Japanese release, she sailed to Gravesend from Government would take further action where she departed this morning. on the sinking of the N. Y. K. liner The ship was constructed in 1922 and after a careful study of explanations on the trans-Atlantic run. given.
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