SLOW PROGRESS
THE NAVAL CONFERENCE STILL DISCUSSING JAPANESE PROPOSALS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 13. (Received December 14, at 11 a.m.) A communique states: “The Naval Conference continued to discuss the Japanese proposals of a common upper limit. After the New Zealand delegate had made his observations on the pro-' posal, the. Japanese, in response to the request by various delegations for elucidation, furnished additional explanations regarding the nature and scope of their proposals, upon which the delegations further commented.” The next meeting on Monday afternoon is restricted to the heads of delegations in an effort to speed up the business of the conference, which the Japanese demand has thus far dominated. British circles remain reticent, explaining that the Japanese plan has not yet been fully propounded, but there is not the least chance of acquiescence in at. The progress of negotiations is slow, which is not surprising in view of the inability of the Japanese to obtain any sympathy for their claim for equality ■
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Evening Star, Issue 22212, 14 December 1935, Page 15
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