Tokyo, June 28, Japanese Government hi decided to settle the Anglo-Japanese crisis at Tientsin in Tokyo through the holding of diplomatic negotiations, the Government announced today in an official communqué.
"In response to the British proposal, the Japanese Government has decided to conduct negotiations in Tokyo with a view of solving the various questions relating to the present situation at Tientsin," the communique issued by the Foreign Office said.
Japanese officials concerned in Tientsin will be summanded to Tokyo for the purpose," the communique added, 'The announcement constituted an voiciat "reply to. Britain's request that the Tientsin affair' be solved through diplomatic negotiations.
Major G. A. Herbert, British Superintending Consul at Tientsin is expected here shortly to participate in {he discussions. He will leave Tientsin tomorrow in IMS. Decoy, No British military authorities from Tien~ sin, however will be represented at the forthcoming discussions, To Begin Next Week Consular negotiators and military representatives from. Tientsin' wilt proceed to Tokyo where the negotia~ tions will be held under the supervision of the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr, Hachiro Arita, and the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, The Anglo-Japanese negotiations probably will begin here next week. The negotiators presumably will be the senior consuls from Tientsin, but the "American consul-eneral is) not expected to participate.
Gelock on board HAMS. Decoy, British destroyer, and went at once by car to the villa of the British Embassy at Hayama, Maju Herbert came to Japan to participate in the Anglo-Japanese parleys on the Tien {sin dispute to be held in Tokyo next week—Domel.
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