Tokyo, Oct. 30.
Japan does not propose to open at this time any form of negotiation for n settlement of its problems with Great Britain and the United States, Mr. Yakichiro Suma, director.of the Bureau of Information of the Foreign Office and ex-officio Gaimusho spokesman, told foreign correspondents here today.
The Japanese Government, he said, bad "never tried, nor has it any intention, at the present time, to open formal or informal talks with either Great Britain or the United States."
Mr. Suma alleged that the Japanes press had given a "false impression" gin that such pourparlers were impending.
"The Foreign Office spokesman ad-clu mitted that Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador to Japan, had met Mr. Masayuki Tani, Japanese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Friday, and that a conference bad taken place between the Premier, Gen. Masayuki Abe, and Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Foreign Minister, last week-en Only Routine Work Investigation by United States auth. critics revealed that Herrmann was ketu in Highland Park, Michigan, and thet his last address in the United States was New York City. He has been registered with the American Consulate-General in Shanghai twice, once in 1933 when he arrived in the Orient and again at the beginning of this year, During his two-hour questioning by the U. S. Marshal yesterday morning Herrmann appeared to be none the e for his experience the night with the exception that he need of a shave. He did not pear to be depressed over his arrest but on the contrary displayed remark-good spirits. he was formally arrested by l, Herrmann was informed would be released on a Herrmann replied that ive so much money in his and as he was reluctant to it from friends he was taken tral Police Station where he be detained pending his trial before Judge Milton J. Helmick in the ited States Court for China. He be arraigned by the District torney i the U. S. Court at 10 am.
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He described these meetings as routine work having no connection with the reported negotiations between Japan and America and Britain, "Mr. Suma said that Admiral Nomura "may soon see" Mr. Joseph C. Grew, American Ambassador, who has recently returned from a furlough in the United States, but asserted that the meeting would not be designed to form.the start of formal negotiations between Japan and the United States. Admiral Nomura, the Foreign Office spokesman recalled, had said in a recent press interview that he intended to meet Mr. Grew at an early opportunity.
Reports that the Japanese Government also intended to reopen the Yangtze and the Pearl Rivers to unrestricted navigation were also dismissed by Mr. Suma as "pure speculation.
"On our part, the Japanese Government authorities, including the For-olga Office, never thought of such matters at the present time," Mr. Suma declared.
The spokesman accused the Japanese press of "neglecting" the estab. lishment of a new Central Govern ment in China, which, he declared, could be expected" in a month's time."—Domei.
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