JAPAN'S SECRET TREATIES
Discussion in the Senate a. v.d N.Z Cable./ .NEWvYORK, Aug. 12 la the United States Senate Mr. .Lansing reiiterated his sitatement that Viscount Ishii, former Japanese Ambassador "at Washington, failed <o tell him #bat Japan .had secret tventics. with the Allies for the division of Chinese territory captured from Germany. Mr. Balfour and Lord Heading also kept silent about Britain's secret treaty with Japan. He knew nothing of the se-rret agreement until February, 1919. He didl not • know, whether Viscounti Ishii' , had deliberately concealed, the existence <>r the secret "treaties...' ' - Mr. Lanramg r>dded. r that he did know- three years ago'that Britain and Japan < had 1 agreed to divide ;tho P.ic'fic Islands taken from Germany.
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Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13963, 13 August 1919, Page 3
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