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"Peru" and that a lookout should be kept by the

Police in order that his whereabouts might not be

lost sight of.

On receipt of the request for the arrest of the

accused the Minister for Foreign Affairs at once

consulted with the Minister of Justice, but the

Imperial Government regrets that they are unable to

agree nowadays to the arrest by order of the Minister

of Justice of criminals cr accused persons who have

taken refuge in Japan in cases where no treaties for

the extradition of criminals exist. The Minister

for Foreign Affairs has, however, in compliance

with Mr. Whitehead's request that the Police might

be instructed to keep a watch upon the movements of

the accused person, already issued the necessary

instructions to the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture.