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The Nome Daily Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Japan prepares to formally abrogate the Washington Naval Treaty, ending limitations on naval strength for the US, UK, and Japan after 1936; US plans to build 78 ships; Japanese maneuvers to counter US exercises.
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 - The threat of a costly naval race among the sea powers became very apparent today as the conferences drew to a close with the government at Washington awaiting the Japanese formal notice that it would abrogate the Washington Limitations Treaty, Thursday.
Japanese Ambassador Saito is expected to deliver to the State Department, the official word that Japan intends to abrogate the Treaty on December 31, 1936.
This means that after January 1st, 1937, there will be no international agreements limiting the naval strength of the three nations, Great Britain, United States and Japan, as the London Naval Treaty automatically expires December 31, 1936.
The program laid down by the United States Navy Department calls for the building of seventy-eight ships to bring the fleet up to full treaty strength.
TOKYO, Dec. 17 -- The newspapers here said that the Japanese Navy's 1935 maneuvers would be held in the North Pacific triangle to match those planned by the United States.
One paper was quoted as saying that the American war games were designed especially to test the "possibility of coming over to the Japanese coast."
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Japan
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Dec. 17
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abrogation of the washington limitations treaty on december 31, 1936, ending naval strength limitations for great britain, united states, and japan after january 1, 1937; us navy to build seventy-eight ships to reach full treaty strength.
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Japanese Ambassador Saito to deliver formal notice to US State Department of Japan's intent to abrogate the Washington Limitations Treaty effective December 31, 1936, as London Naval Treaty expires. This ends international agreements limiting naval strength of the three powers. US Navy program calls for building seventy-eight ships. In Tokyo, newspapers report Japanese Navy's 1935 maneuvers in North Pacific to match US plans, with one paper suggesting US games test invasion of Japanese coast.