HE British' Foreign Office is London, Jan. 2. now contemplating joint Anglo-
American retaliation against Japanese trade following the failure of Anglo-Japanese parleys in Tokyo, it was stated in reliable political quarters today.
The Tokyo conversations were held between M, Hachiro Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, and Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador.
'They discussed means of ensuring the protection of British interests in China, When these parleys met with failure, American anxiety over United States' interests in China rose greatly.
The result was today stated to be contemplation of possible retaliatory action. An exchange of views upon this subject is now taking place between London and Washington.
The draft scheme will be submitted to the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, when they return from Rome
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