Viscount Halifax, it is understood, told-Mr. Shigemitsu that the extension of military guarantees to the Far East had never arisen in British negotiations with the Soviet Union.
He cited Japan's attempt to establish a new currency in China and said this possibly would result in impeding foreign transactions.
Viscount Halifax is believed to have intimated that Anglo-Japanese relations might be ameliorated if Japan emerged from the obscurity of her negotiations with other Powers, particularly Germany and Italy.
Guests at the Japanese Embassy dinner last night included Viscount Halifax and the American Consul-
General.—United Press.
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