Well-informed Japanese sources, however, pointed out that the opening of the Yangtze "can be postponed in the event trade negotiations hit a snag."
Commenting on the new Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, the "Asahi" said that his diplomacy was expected to follow the general lines of Admiral Nomura.
The "Asahi" expected Mr. Arita to conduct personal talks with sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador to Tokyo, regarding the Tientsin silver problem and other outstanding British questions.
Discussing the question of a no: aggression pact with the Soviet Union, the Japan will not take the initiative."—United Press.
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