Tokyo, July 3.
Japan's aim in the coming Tientsin parleys here would be to end anti-Japanese hostility in the British Concession, which could be realized, however, only if Britain voluntarily abandoned her "pro-Chiang Kai-shek attitude and ce-operated in the construction of a new order in East Asia," a spokesman of the War Ministry declared today.
"The Japanese Army sees no meaning at all in the forthcoming conversations," the spokesman said, unless Britain effects a change in her attitude as mentioned.
"Therefore a possibility not only of keeping up but of strengthening dation in accordance with the conviction of the Japanese authorities on the spot must be anticipated as a sequel to the parleys.
Britain would be requested, the spokesman stated, to change the attitude of British Concession authorities at Tientsin regarding the question?of maintenance of peace and order on the spot, as well as regarding such matters as were deemed important in connection with military operations.—Domei.
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