'Acting on the Government's me structions, Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo, will' inform the Japanese Government of the conclusions of the legal authorities in London.
A similar notification wilt be given the Chinese Government in Chungking.
The issue was dealt with entirely separately from the local issues under discussion in <Tokyo and entirely on merits. It'has no connection with, the temporary suspension of the Tokyo talks, and does not form part of any bargain.
is pointed out that the handing over of the men is a normal pi cedure, The British Municipal Council" in Tientsin has no judicial power, has always. been the practice for people without extraterritorial rights to be handed over {0 the local court.
Instructions in some. detail. have been sent to Sir Robert Craigie, a to enable a speedy resumption of the Tokyo talks, The "Asahi Shimbun" declares that the British Embassy in Tokyo confident that even though the final views of the British Government Tecelved, the Fmbasxy will be fable 10 resume the economic tnlke this week, on the basis of material deploring Britain's "procrastination" tactic. @eclares that a breakdown inthe hogotiations is inevitable if the quisite. instructions are not. received won before the end of the
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