The Archive · 1937

No Fascist Bloc

"Tt would be unjust to state that we Joined Germany in a Fascist bloc," Mr. Sato asserted, The Foreign Minister, however, mitted that the accord had led to '"misunderstandings" by other Powers, but minimized the possibility that it Mr, Sato's Utterances "It is Inadvisable for Japs declared, "to cause nations interested in the development of China necessary misgivings and irritation. On the contrary, Japan must advance her Interests peacefully, through cooperation with other power taken Soviet-Japanese admitted the need for "ensuring new developments" In the present state of affairs, Mr. Sato explained the clreumstanees which led to the conclusion of the German-Japanese anti-Comin-torn agreement, described the "baneful" activities of the Third Intertional, and declared that "our relations with "Russia would be rently clarified if the Comintern disappeared from the Soviet Union."

"three-Point Programme"

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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