The Archive · 1939

Discussions Must Be Broad

Tokyo War Office Spokesman Says Talks Must Include Revision of Whole British Attitude Tokyo, June 30. 'BARGING that Britain had adopted an attitude which savoured of animosity toward Japan after the World War, a War Office spokesman today indicated that the Tientsin issue would never be settled, either on the spot or at Tokyo, unless Britain Manges her alleged ant ago ie policy toward Japan and supports Japan's present aims in China.

The spokesman warned that similar cases to the Tientsin situation may happen one after another in China should the Tientsin issue to be solved.

"We Japanese cannot forget how Britain has been making efforts to weaken Japan's influence and take a stand in the Far East against Japan in the Manchurian incident and the China the spokesman said in referring to Britain's alleged antaonistic attitude toward Japan.

He charged Britain with deliberately misconsteuing the true' intentions of Japan through the circulation of false and fabricated reports regard ug Japan's actions in China at pre sent

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