Washington, Jan. 7.
Japanese4United States negotiations on the situation of trade in the Far East was revived yesterday when Mr. Kensuke Horinouchi, Japanese Ambassador to Washington, conferred with Mr. "Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, for the first time in two weeks.
After the conference the Japanese Ambassador said he had engaged in a general conversation regarding relations of the two countries with Mr. Hull, but said he did not offer a plan for improvement of them nor did he receive any.
(Mr. Horinouchi's move was understood to be part of the Japanese intention to synchronize discussions in Tokyo and Washington, although the Ambassador did not comment on this aspect.
(Mr. Horinouchi said he hoped the trade relations between the United States and Japan would continue smoothly after the trade treaty expires on January 26, but in reply to questions said he had nothing tangible upon which he could base his hope.
It was understood that the United States Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Joseph C. Grew, would engage in additional talks with the Japanese Foreign Offüce, but the date for these talks was not known. it is widely believed here among informed circles that there will be no further decisive developments in Japanese-American relations until the pact expires, unless the Japanese take the initiative—United Press.
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