Tokyo, Mar. 12, Sharp criticism at the behaviour of Mr. Yoshiaki Miura, Japanese Consul-General in Shanghai, and Mr. Masayuki Tani, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, was levelled in the Diet today by Mr. Ichiro Kono, a member of the orthodox faction of the Seiyukai, as he aired the uproar caused by the Foreign Office personnel "last autumn in its united opposition to the proposed creation of a Ministry of Trade. vigorous "brazenly remains in office, while the Consul-General in Shanghai, in announcing his intention to resign, caused great difficulties to the mi tary and other authorities there."
The Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, in reply, said that all the officials involved had expressed regret at their action and that Mr. Tani had tendered his resignation. This, however, had been rejected by Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, then Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita recalled.
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