Tokyo, Mar. 27.
Mr. Sotomatsu Kato, Japanese Minister-at-large in China, will not be included in the Japanese mission to Nanking next month, Mr. Yakichiro Suma, spokesman for the Foreign Office, said today.
The mission will be headed by Gen. Nobuyuki Abe, former Premier, Whose investiture as special envoy extraordinary and ambassador plenipontentiary is to take place in the Imperial Palace next Monday, soon after the reorganized "National Government of China" is inaugurated in Nanking.
The Foreign Ofüce spokesman said that Mr. Kato would receive an appointment" outside China.
Gen. Abe's staff will also be announced at the same time as the appointment of the special envoy is gazetted, it was understood.—Domei.
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