Tokyo, Nov. 30.
Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Foreign Minister, today reaffirmed the opposition of the Japanese Government to the British seizure of German exports carried by Japanese ships on the grounds that such action would interfere with Japan's rights as a neutral in the European conflict.
In an hours interview with Si Robert L. Craigie, British Ambassador to Jepan, this noon the Foreign Minister was understood to have declared that the Japanese attitude had undergone no change towards the action sanctioned under a British Order-in-Council providing for the seizure of German exports. The Japanese Government protested against the British measure in London earlier this week.
The Brisa envoy's reply to the Japanese protest communicated to Admiral Nomura today, was understood to have been rejected by the Japanese Foreign Minister.
Admiral Nomura was further understood to have pointed out that the Japanese Government could not acquiesce in the losses which would be inflicted upon Japan's commerce and shipping industry by the application of the Order-in-Council.
Sir Robert, in explaining that the British Government was resorting to ihe seizure of German exports because of en alleged disregard of International Law by the Reich was understood to have informed Admiral Nomura of his Government's intention to minimize in so far as possible losses sustained by neutrals by such British action.
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