Anglo-American Joint Plan of Action Denied Tokyo, Feb. 3.
There was riy truth that Japan and Italy were exchanging building plans," declared the Navy spokesman at a press conference to-day. There was no justification either for the rumours that Japan and Italy were exchanging views on the situation in the Far East and in the Mediter-
'The spokesman went on to say that the estimate made by Admiral 'Willian D. Leahy, American Chief of Naval Operations, that" Japan. would have fourteen' capital "ships when her programme was completed, must have been built up in his own imagination.
Some powers, he conunented, seamed to take, unwarrantably, the special situation in the Far East as Feason for increasing their naval "If." he said, "we feel that our national defence is endangered, and there appear very strong military establishments in the Near and Far East or an increase in armaments which we look upon as a menace to our national security, then Japan Ig bound to increase her armaments, "Japan," he added, "must alway be prepared."—Reuter.
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