FURTHER ASSURANCE
NO RECURRENCE OF INCIDENTS
(Received December 17* 12.35 p.m.)
TOKIO, December 16. ■ The British. Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, had an hour's talk with the Foreign .Minister, Mr. Hirota, who is understood to have.assured the Ambassador that the Government will do its utmost to endeavour to prevent a recurrence of incidents in China and take appropriate measures for settlement of the affair.
A source in close touch with the Foreign' Office indicates that no difficulty is anticipated in complying with the American Note.
The Minister for the Navy, Admiral Yonai, in apologising for the bombing of the Panay, expresses heartfelt appreciation of the calmness~"of the United States naval authorities on the spot, and the hope that the occurrence, though grievous, will be a step towards understanding between America and Japan. i
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 146, 17 December 1937, Page 9
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