§ 5. Major-General Sir Alfred Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now give any information as to the result of his protest to the Japanese Government at the denial to British firms of the use of their properties at Hankow and other places along the Yangtze?
§ Mr. EdenHis Majesty's Consul-General at Hankow has continued to press these cases with the Japanese authorities. These representations have so far been unsuccessful. In certain cases formal claims have been lodged with the Japanese Government and in others negotiations are still proceeding with some hope of settlement.
§ Sir A, KnoxIs it not possible to come to some arrangement with the United States in order to put joint pressure on Japan and make it clear that we do not intend to have our rights disregarded like this?
§ Mr. EdenI agree that this is an unsatisfactory state of affairs, but it is, of course, related to the general Japanese problem in the Far East, in respect of which my hon. and gallant Friend knows what steps we are taking.