Show RUSS ROSS TO MATCH GERMAN NAVY Soviet Also AIso to Equal Equa Fleet of Japan LONDON May 15 UP UP Soviet Sovie Russia already the worlds world's greatest military militar power on land disclosed today today today to to- day a determination to match Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's strength in the e Baltic an and Japans Japan's in m the far east The sure of prime ance in tho the world naval situation was made ina lira brief note which Iva Ivan Russian ambassador handed hand hand- ed to Sir Robert permanent permanent per per- manent under secretary for lor foreign affairs I The note nore announced S 1 Russia reserves complete te liberty of construction for tor its far eastern heeL fleet l. l 2 The qualitative limitation of ot Russia's fleet in European waters will be dependent on Germanys Germany's acceptance of identical The Russian note was the latest lates development on negotiations for a Russian-British Russian naval treaty t to complement the French British American naval treaty of March 25 In the note Russia officially accepts ac ac- ac I Great Britain's invitation t to negotiate a Russian-British Russian nava naval treaty on the lines of ot the March 25 treaty including the full exchange of advance information on nava naval building programs The important features however ar arc contained in two reservations The first agrees to negotiate wit with Britain and expresses readiness t to assume naval obligations 8 to th the same extent as Germany Reservation two declares any obligations obligations obligations ob ob- ob- ob which Russia undertakes undertake would not apply to the far east Unless unless unless un un- less Japan enters into a similar agreement with Russia |