Responding to, questions "Of the United Press correspondent, Admiral Yamamoto said that he feared pro-speds for a new naval building Vnnitations agreement were not bright since Japan was not able to agree to 3 treaty which included only quality tive restrictions while other powers were not desirous of establishing quantitative limitations under a policy id, "Japan would not insist, on discussion of quantitative restrictions. only, Matters of qualitative limitations naturally would also be considered. Tt has never been the policy fof Japan to decline to discuss any Important phase' of naval limitations, "Personally I cannot understand the reason for the recent notes to Japan from Britain, the United States and France reyfirding publication Japan's naval building programme, because Japan's policy is well known."
"Unfortunately nobody thus far has found a formula which all nations: desire to use as a basis for limita ions," Admiral Yamamoto said when asked whether world navies might forget "past conferences and _scck some new formula aimed at reaching an international understanding which would allay present suspicions among pan's desire to build battle ships or cruisers or other warships: under a common upper limit We have never demanded a na to other major Powers on a ship basis,
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