Tokyo: Nov. 6.
'The Foreign OMce has announced Holy's adherence to the anti-Comintern "Pact between Germany and Japan, which was' signed in Rome: to-day.
In a statement Issued to-day, the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mfr. Hold Hirota, declared that ever since Nov: 35 last year the Japanese and German Governments have thought it most desirable that Ttaly should join' the anti-Communist agreement, thereby enhancing its effectivenesss instrument in fulfilling its high: mission of safeguarding world peace and clvitzation, "It Is a source of profound gratifea tion and joy to the Japanese people, Mir, Hirota' said, "and, T believe, Germany, that through the wise dec sion of Signor Mussolini and Count Ciano, the present. tripartite aygreement has been signed, by which Italy 'a8 an original signatory participates."
'The German' Ambassador, Dr. Herbert von Dirksen, has expressed Germany's groat and sincere satis faction that through the conelusi of the trilateral pact two "allied slates, Germany and Japan, and Italy come' and shake hands with each
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