Tokyo, Oct. 12.
Negotiations for the conclusion of a trade agreement between Germany on the one hand and Japan and Manchoukuo on the other, are in full progress, the Tokyo "Asahi," a leading daily, reported to-day.
The general aim of the negotiations, the journal said, is to regulate and expand trade between Germany and the two Oriental nations. The "Asahi" believed that the existing trade agreement between Germany and Menchoukuo will be extended to include Japan, The Reich-Manchoukuo Agreement provided for the export of 100,000,000 worth of Manchurian staples to Germany in exchange for Y:25000000 worth of German-made manufactured goods.
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