Tokyo, Aug. 24, 'Mr, Hikozo Tanaka, Japanese Senior Consu at Tientsin, loft here by plane for Tientsin at 6' o'clock this: morning. He participated in' the Anglo-Japanese negotiations, which have been stalemated for nearly 30 days.
Major G, A. Herbert, British Super-Intending Consul at Tientsin, returned there last night—Domei, min oMelals that the Reich's commitments to Soviet Russia would not affect the Anti-Comintern Pact.
They revealed that Major-General Hiroshi Oshima, the Japanese Ambas-/sodor, during his interview yesterday with "Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop [before the German Foreign Minister Ielt for Moscow, "spoke as a soldier, without mincing his words." The Interview itself was "full of cidents," they added.
Explanations of "the impending Soviet-German treaty were tendered by German officials today to both the Japanese and Spanish. represen-fauves here. Tt was pointed out to them that the eventual Soviet man accord would not affect the anti-Red pact "which is essentially ideological."
Both the Japanese and Spanish representatives made demarches ask for more detailed information an clarification of the Moscow treaty, Tt is understood that the competent German quarters are irritated by these demarches.
Neither Jepan nor Nationalist 'Spain was consvlt2d' or even given notice of German intentions for Soviet rappeochement—Havas.
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