"The policy of Japan's non-involvement in the European conflict remains Unchanged. The Japanese Government is not without plans for coping. with any contingency which might arise with the further development. of the military situation in Europe {o indeate that the end of the cent near, "In the background of this. non-involvement policy is the considera~ tion that it Will be to Japan's advantage to watch the situation for the present. I have not yet gone so far to consider abandonment of the ensures for disposing of the 'China Tneident' are proceeding ac~ cording to the previously fixed. programme, There isa firm conviction on my part that the disposal of the Incident will progress along the lines of the basic principles which were considered by the central figures of the new. national government of China and the representatives of the Japanese Administration last December 90, "The instructions to General Nobuyuki "Abe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the new Chinese government, which were decided at the meeting of the China Affairs Board on May 31, will go forward in due time, "1 am told that there are persons spreading false charges that Ambassador Abe is idle, Ambassador Abe' mission lies in two directions, one rected by me as president of the China Affairs Board, and the other by the Foreign Minister. Pending receipt of final instructions, he is supposed to be busy sounding out the Chinese viewpoint and examining matters connected with the perform nce of his functions, that there should be against the Ambassador bee: ters do not appear to be progressing rapidly.
"Tam not in a position to divulge the nature of the instructions which have been approved for the Ambassador, It may be arranged for part of them to be made public, The China Affairs Board is. putting into Tegal form the basic items for the commencement of the Sino-Japanese negotiations, I trust that the present instructions to Ambassudor Abe will make it possible for the agreement with the Wang regime to moke satisfactory progress.
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