Japan interested in an real decrease of navies according to the Dutch newspaper De Tijd dated 14 September 1929

An item referred to tidings dated London, England 14th reporting that the Japanese cabinet still not officially stated what her standpoint was about the results of the British-American naval disarmament discussions. Leading Japanese officers who first believed that an agreement between the USA and United Kingdom was doubtful now changed their opinion completely. The Japanese minister of navy stated a day earlier again that Japan desired a really decrease and not just a status quo of the further naval armament. If a limited naval building program was necessary would Japan not be against it.