Tokyo, Apr. 3.
Mr. Hachiro Arita, retiring Ambassador to China, who was yesterday invested as Foreign Minister, will Rot rigidly follow the three-point Programme of his predecessor, Mr. K. Hirota, but will be guided by the' factual situation in China, As the first step in his China policy, he will seek realization of the pro: Jeeted Sino-Japanese joint operations /against the Chinese Communists.
Mr. Arita will strive to settle Soviel-Japanese issues "one by one," and will also seek to strengthen the: ties binding Manchoukuo with Japan.
All Oriental issues will be settled lby Mr, Arita from "a broad standpoint," with especial regard to) Japan's relations with Great Brita and the United States.
He will strive to carry out the unifection of Japan's foreign policies pledged by Mr. Hirota, and will also continue the latter's efforts to promote Japan's foreign trade through the elimination of foreign tariff barriers.
In a statement to the press lost night, following his assumption of office, Mr. Arita emphasized the need for the suppression of Communist ideas in East Asia and for the termination of the economic depression now confronting Japan.
His foreig policies, Mr. Arita de-Jclared, would be based on the Imperial Rescript issued at the time of Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations.
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