Tokyo, Nov. 25.
The British Embassy said today it cannot bsy whether the "Miyako Shimbun" report alleging "Britain's willingness to transfer Chinese silver stored in the Tientsin British Concession in exchange for the lifting of the blockade was true or not.
Such a proposition may have been discussed. the British Embessy said When asked to comment on the report of the Japanese journal.
The talks between the British Ambsssador, Sir Robert Craigie, and Mr. Masayuki Tani, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, were strictly confidential and it was not known how the "Miyako Shimbun" got its story. the British Embassy said—United Press.
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