Party Powe ie Third party Powers were asked by a Japanese Embassy spokesman at the Japanese press conference yesterday not to assist the Chungking Government and not to ostracize the new "Central Government" under Mr. Wang-Ching-wei when the latter was formed at Nanking. The new Nanking regime, he. affirmed, would guarantee the protection of lawfully acquired rights and-interests of third party Powersin China.
Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the spokesman. said, had, issued a manifesto in which he declared that the basis for the readjustment of. Sino-Japanese relations would be in harmony with the Konoye statement terms and, further, pointed out that the Japanese Government in the past had asserted that -Japan was not seeking the destruction. of China but was trying t> bring: prosperity.
These opinions had been reiterated by Admiral Yonai in statements made in response to Mr. Wang's manifesto. These.. opinions, the. spokesman believed, should be carefully weighed by third perty- Powers: when they formed an-opinion on Sino-Japanese relations.s+ The principal concern of third party Powerssappeared to be: firstly, the ability to trade.and to engage in law ful commerce and industrial oni prises;-andy. sec ally, their desire for freedom in cultural endeavours such asiréligious missions, educational and medical institutions.
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