Tokyo, May 8.
Yakichivo Suma, Foreign Office spokesman, today told newspaper correspondents that the recent visit of the Ameriean igh Commissioner to the Philippines, Mr. Francis B. Sayre, was a "splendid success" although no concrete proposals were exchanged between Mr. Sayre and the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, Mr, Suma said that the Sayre-Arita conversations were entirely informal, He repeated his statement of last Saturday in which the talks were described as "helpful" in clarifying certain aspects of Japanese-American relations and he emphasized that the two diplomats confined their observations to the Far Eastern situation, principally China, and did not discuss the European war or the Netherlands East Indies.
The spokesman laughed at a cor respondent's suggestion that Mr.
Japan to Take Over Sayre might have touched on possible 'American. participation in the Buro-Gt. Northern Cable pean conflict and requested Japan's benevolent neutrality' in such Tokyo, May 7. eventuality, He dismissed it as "nice Agreement has been reached be-suf for a story and nothing else tween officials of the Japanese Minis-He further denied the possibility tty of Communications and Mr. H. of any connection between Mr.
Poulsen, Far Eastern General Man-Sayre's talks with Mr. Arita and the Jager of the Great Northern 'Telegraph activity In Rome of the American Company, Lid. for the transfer of 'Ambassador to Moly, Me. William the company's business at the Naga-Phillips. Mr. Suma said there was /saki terminus of the Great Northern' no logical of factual connection be: cable system to the Japanese Gov-tween the Rome afd Tokyo converernment on June 1, it was announced ditions of American oflieials—Domel.
Ministry" officials today.
"The announcement added that an Turning P Soon agreement also was reached whereby the Great Northern Telegraph Com-Tokyo, May 8. pany would give up its cables in Voicing optimism over the "recent Japanese territorial waters by April visit made by Mr. Sayre, the "Japan 30, 1943. 1 Times" editorially declared yesterday, The Great Northern, it was re-'We sce it serving us a turning called, has been operating a cable point to an improved future." It Is service between Nagasaki and Shang-Inevitable that there should be spe hal since 1871.—Domel. culation as to the object of Mr.
Sayre's visit, the paper declared, but Report Denied the. visit made by: the High Commis-Tokyo, May sioner was not one of a nature to Omciats here today categorically bring about any: immediate and con-denied an American report to the tele. results in American-Japanese effect that the Japanese Government diplomatic relations. had purchased the properties of the Emphasising that there was always Danish Great Northern Telegraph room for betterment of relations be-Company in Nagasaki, tween the United Staies and Japan, The Danish firm, which obtained a the "Times" declared that it was re-franchise to land its cables and en-assuring {o all to know that the auth: gage in business in Japan in 1870, orities of both Governments were would relinquish those rights without making sincere efforts to lose no compensation to the Japanese Gov-chance for amity, In this sense, Mr. ernment on June 1, the Ministry of Sayre's visit to Japan was signifi-Communications announced. cant, the paper pointed out, adding 'The cables, transmitting and re-'We hope that such exchanges of ceiving apparatus, buildings and other views for clearing up misunderstand. properties of the firm, the Ministry' Ings will continue, with the two taid, would remain in' its possession Governments devoting more time and until April 30, 1940, when the Danish thought to such—conversatior cable heads ili Japan would be disconnected.
Domei, Until the cables are cut off, the Great Northern Telegraph Company will continue to receive 90 per cent. of the tolls collected on cablegrams Japan to Insist on sent over its system, The surrender of the cable landing NEL Status Quo and business rights of the Danish firm will mark one of the last chapters of Tokyo, May 1. extraterritoriality in Japan. Until Agreement of views was reached these privileges are surrendered, the at: three-hour extra-ordinary Cab-Great Northern Company's facilities inet session this afternoon that the do not come under Japanese juris Attention of foreign, Poweis should ie"drawn°to Japan's. deep. concern Extraterritorial privileges secured vor any development accompany ing by the company under a franchise figgravation. of, the wat" in. Europe obtained from the Japanese Govern hat might affect the status quo of the ment in 1971 placed the activities of Netherlands East Indies, Mr. Hachiro the firm beyond Japanese supervision. Arita, Foreign Minister. will take This privileged status, however, necessary steps shortly. end on June On the basis of official information Bound by the terms of this franchise, the efforts of the Japanese from European capitals, Mr. Arita Government to develop a cable sy: gave a full report on tievclopments in the war and possible effects on the tem of ils own, before the advent of were.' seriously hampered. Netherlands East Indice prevented even from lay:
After a three-hour discussion the ing a cable across the Tsushima Cabinet decided it was absolutely Straits, between Korea and Japan necessary to draw attention to the Proper, when such facilities under statement issued on April 15 by Mr.
Japanese control became almost Arita regarding maintenance of the essential for the conduct of Japanese, existing position of the East Indies—military operations during the Sino-Reuter.
Japanese and the Russo-Japanese Wars.
The Nagasaki terminus of the Great Northern Telegraph Company was
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