CO-OPERATION IN THE PACIFIC

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21975, 26 December 1936, Page 12

CO-OPERATION IN THE PACIFIC

— ♦ JAPANESE SUGGESTION TO AMERICA PREVENTING NAVAL RACE (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (Received December 25, 9.30 p.m.) TOKYO, December 24. According to the newspaper “Nichi Nichi,” the Foreign Minister (Mr Arita) will shortly make a statement expressing Japan’s willingness to co-operate with the United States in preventing a naval race between Japan and America for the control of the Pacific. He will suggest a new agreement to replace the naval treaties expiring at the end of the year. U.S. WILL ADHERE TO POLICY NO 81-LATERAL DISCUSSIONS (Received December 25, 9.50 p.m.) NEW YORK, December 24. The Washington correspondent of the “New York Times” says that the United States will adhere. to its policy of avoiding exclusively bilateral discussions of broad Pacific problems with Japan or any other nation, but is expected to encourage consideration of peace machinery in the Pacific among all interested powers. This is informal authoritative reaction to the intimation of the Tokyo “Nichi Nichi” that Mr Arita is planning to indicate Japan’s desire to discuss Pacific questions with the United States.