An item referred to statements of well informed authorities at Washington, USA reporting that the USA and the United Kingdom were preparing the building of larger capital ships as what was allowed under the London Naval Treaty if the tidings that Japan was also larger battleships were confirmed. (1)
Note
1. The London Naval Treaty was a result of the Second London Naval Disarmament Conference and which begun on 9 December 1935. Finally was the treaty signed by United Kingdom, USA and France on 25 March 1936. Italy and Japan which in the past signed the other naval treaties both declined to sign. Capital ships were under this new treaty limited to a maximum of 35.562 tons and 35,6cm/14” guns. The escalator clause supplied the possibility to use 16” guns and built larger battleships if Japan or Italy still had not signed after 1 April 1937.
