Tokyo, Mar. 25.
Japan is prepared to take "proper steps" against third Powers who refuse to surrender their concessions in China to the new Wang Ching-wei government in Nanking, Major-Gen. Akira Muto, director of the Bureau of the Military Affairs, told the Japanese Diet, Japan is preparing to surrender her right to concessions in China to the new Nanking Government and expects all third Powers to take similar action, he said.
He declined to indicate, however, the nature of the steps Japan pi poses to take against those third Powers who insist upon retaining their treaty rights in China.
"This is something which should not be mentioned at this time," he said in referring to the nature of the contemplated Japanese steps, "We can only say that proper steps will be taken at proper times in this regard."
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