It referred to points in Japan's reply to Belgium's invitation, and observed that they comprised the fundamental principles of the Nine-Power Treaty, which provided—where one of the contracting parties felt it had cause for complaint, as Japan, for example, complained that the Communist infiltration into China together with, China's anti-foreign policy mere interrupting peaceful Sino-Japanese commercial relations, there should be such an exchange of views as was now taking place in Brussels.
Further the letter continued, those states which were parties to the Treaty were not all members of be League nor did they all take part in the League's discussions on the Sino-Japanese conflict.
Consequently, the Brussels Cong ference, the Note pointed out, was based exclusively on the terms of, the—Nine-Power Treaty, whose signatories, taking ito account Japan's misgivings at the presence ùt the conference of Powers without a direct interest in the Far East, invited certain of their numbers to exchange views with Japan within, the framework of the Treaty, with the particular aim of throwing light on the various points mentioned above and facilitating a settlement between the two parties.
Following the reading of the letter' by M. Spaak, Dr. Wellington Koo, the chief Chinese delegate, rose and offered to withdraw temporarily from. the meeting if other delegates should feel that the absence of the Chinese delegation would facilitate discussions.
However, at the request of the Italian delegate and M. Spaak, the Chinese delegation remained.
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