London, May 15. ONG cheers echoed in the House of Commons yesterday when the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, gave an answer to questions about Japan in a tone which one member welcomed as "showing determination in a policy which is very desirable."
'Mr, Eden was replying to a series of questions whose purport was that Japan had failed to keep' promises that there would be no discrimination against the trade of any other Power in the occupied districts of China.
The Foreign Secretary recalled that he had previously indicated that Japanese discrimination against Brit~ ish interests in China was at variance with numerous Japanese assurances and the Japanese Government could hot divest itself of responsibility. "Representations had been made to the Japanese Government and the out® had been unsatisfactory, have now instructed our Ambassador in Tokyo," Mr, Eden said. to Teply to Japanese complaints of economic restrictions in British ter ritory by saying that while our main chjeet is 10 conserve supplies, for our war effort and prevent supplies reaching our enemies, we are naturally influenced in deciding our economic vyolicy by the attitude of the Japanese Government towards our interests in China."
Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Con servative member for the Kidderminster Division of Worcestershire tald the House would be very grate-Tu) for Mr, den' statement, He asked for assurance that the policy Would be pursued with determination,
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