Realization of Present One Important: Mr. Arita on Relations with Soviet and China Tokyo, Aug. 12, [MPORTANT revelations on Japan's foreign policy, especially on her relations with the bearing SS.R. and China, were made by Mr. Arita, the Foreign Minister, his colleagues during a Cabinet meeting yesterday, it is learned here to-day.
As a reply to the clamouring of political parties, members of the House of Peers, and influential news~ Papers for the framing of a definite fers, with the result that they will impatiently push on their war preparations, necessitating war prepara-foreign policy prior to the formulation of Japan's defence plans, ME, Arita told his colleagues that Japan's foreign policy has already been decided upon and wilt be unswervingly adhered to.
Japan, according to Mr. Arita, will lay the greatest emphasis on her relations with the U.S.SR. As soon as 'a certain degree of equilibrium in the armed forces of the two councles on the Russian border is attain= ed, Mr, Arita declared, efforts will be directed towards the conclusion of a non-aggression establishment' of a zone" in order to further the peace ful relations of the two nations.
Concrete measures for the reduetion of armed forces on both sides of the boundary lines, Mr. Arita revealed, will then also be taken up. As the important point is the "equillbbrium" of military" strength, - Mr, Arita argued, the expansion of armed force in Manchuria at the present stage of Japan's relationship with Russia Is most necessary,
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