CO129-497 - Public Offices - 1926 — Page 436

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Dewaing Street,

2- February, 1927,

With referanse to my Booret denpatak l.2 of thẹ lúth of October, 1926, and previous correspondence respecting Jupasano policy in China, 1 have the honour ke ogsamunicate to you the following observations with regard to British policy in relation to Japan and ihassis is the Far Xask.

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Bolshevist inassis purmes in the far Zask mich the same sina as the Courist iussia, the main difference being that the Bolsheviska are far more officient and unserupuleus in the pursuit of thet

The obvious

policy than their prodessamers over were. counter mosmire would be the remrrection of the Anglo-

The difficulties, however, of Japanoso allianos.

effeshing maak a resurrection are grest, and may be

briefly masserised as followeım

(1) It is easier to decorate a

allianse.

(2) Conditions have alterat somsiderably in Japan,

where the rise of industrialism has produced mere desearubie and anti-militarist spirit which has indused muccessive Japomene Govern= monta to display a more friendly attitudi tamrde folakovist Russia than they over did tovarda Casrian. This now spirit would, it is foored, considerably humpor any Japanese Govern»

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