Turning to Soviet Russia's third Five-Year Plan, which will be Inaugurated next year, Mr, Sale assert ed that Moscow Is "secking an expansion in armaments topothor with 2 replenishment of national economic strength."
Construction of military works and the building Up of war Industries, continued, Is being pushed on with utmost vigour and. speed in Russia's possessions in the Far East.
"The, internal politi, situation in Russia," Mr, Sale sold, "appears to be quite complicated, udxing, by the so called, anti-revolutionary conspiracy" trials."
The Japanese Government, he said, trying {o eliminate all unnecessary friction between Japan and the Soviet Union and to solve all pending Issues, og fishing in the northern waters, elf concessions in South Saxhalien, and the creation of a Soviel-Manchoukuo order commission.
Te expressed regret over "unnecessary friction" which recently rose fever the question of treatment—of Sapanese oMMeials, residents and. ships by' the Soviet authorities, and also complaints and incidents' involving Japan's treatment of Soviet oMcials land" vessels. "He had asked the Soviet Government to sce that such incidents do not recur and requested the provincial governors to exercise care in the matter.
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