The Archive · 1940

Three Main Points

The three main points under consideration—Japan's requests for delivery of 21 Germans taken off the Asama Maru by a British warship, a guarantee against a similar incident n the future, and a formal express sion of regret—appeared to have been discussed as a whole.

Yesterday's talk was devoted to measures for settlement of the case on a "political basis," it was understood, Arguments bearing on the different interpretations of the issue by Japan and Britain according to international law were aired, it was reliably reported—Domei.

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