Tokyo. May 9. In his interview with Mr. Hachiro Arita, the Foreign Mir on Monday, Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, is reported to have exchanged information and vi diplomatic affairs, with special reference to the European situation, the Japanese air raids on Chungking, and the establishment of a China Commercial Bank in Shanghai.—Reuter ploitation of oil fields, and a long term contract of perhaps fifty years regulating the payments to be made to these companies by the Mexican Government, thus permitting the American concerns to take part in the exploitation of the oil wells The agreement also provides that the properties will be returned to the Mexican Government following the expiration of the contract, but the companies would receive satisfactory remuneration in the sale of the oil during the period of joint exploitation, It is understood that the agreement will apply to British and Netherlands oil concerns as well as to American companies.—Havas.
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