BRITAIN AND AMERICA

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 102, 27 October 1934, Page 9

BRITAIN AND AMERICA

REPRESENTATIONS MADE

(British Official Wireless.)

(Eeceived October 27, 11 a.m.)

BUGBY, October 26,

Eepresentations to tho Japanese Government with regard to the proposal to establish a trade monopoly largely financed by Japanese capital in Manchukuo have been made by the British Ambassador in Tokio. Tho British Consul has made representations on the same subject to the Manchurian Foreign Office.

It is understood that the United States representative has also taken similar action. According to newspaper reports foreign interests affected regard the proposals as not in accord with Article 111 of the Nine Power Treaty. By Article 111 the Powers agree "Not to seek or support any arrangement which might establish in their favour any general superiority of rights with regard to commercial or economic development in any designated region of China," and secondly not to seek or support "Any such monopoly as would deprive any other Power of the right of undertaking any trade or industry in China or of participation with the Chinese Government or with any local authority in any public enterprises or which is calculated to frustrate practical application of principle of equal opportunity."