Tokyo, July 17. AN, 2rcement on the question of use of the Burma Road has been formally reached, it is stated.
Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador, talked for an hour this evening with Mr, Hachiro Arita, outgoing Foreign Minister.
Announcing conclusion of the agreement, the Foreign Office spokesman said that as a result of negotiations the British Gover ment is to prohibit for a period of three months from July 18 transit through Burma of arms and ammunition as well as petrol, trucks and railway material—Reuter, Konoye Cabinet Is Installed Tokyo, July 22.
Emperor Hirohito of "Japan this evening formally. installed the new Cabinet headed by Prince Ayamaro Konoye at a ceremony beginning at 9 o'clock in the Phoenix. Hall, The new Premier proceeded to the Imperial Palace this evening at 7 cie lock and presented to the Emperor his completed list of Ministers-designate and received Imperial sanetion.
An hour later Prince Konoye, who was Premier at the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities three years ego, was invested Premier and also concurrently Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. which he is expected to hold pending the return 10 Tokyo of Mr. Tadaatsu Ishiguro, who has agreed 10 take the post, Japan's new Government headed by Prince Ayamaro Konoye convened in its initial session Tate tonight, immediately after the invest ture of the Cabinet, The appointments of Mr.
Kenji Tomita and Mr. Chokuso Murase, as Cabinet Chief Secretary Director-General of the Cabinet Legislative Bureau, respectively, were approved during the session.
Mr," Butler said that Britain had received a request from Japan 10 halt. supplies to China, "His Mo~ jiesty's Government hax been considering these requests and made sub-Slantial progress toward an. apreement for a specified period with the Japanese "Government," he said, "News of the conclusion of the agree. ment' is expected any time."
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs dodged the question put him by Mr, Roberts as to whether jin view of Mr. Hull's statement, the United States had expressed approval or disapproval of the prospective agreement. "1 must leave: the interpretation of the American statement to Americans," Mr. Buller replied.
In the House of Lords, Lord Halle fox, Foreign Secretary, made simi-Jar' statement to the one made by Mr, Butler, Lord Cecil' cautioned the Government against closing the road or applying pressure on" China Press, make' peace" with Japan.—United
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