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"ction in Europe, he said, is re: negotiations between © Britain and aly, Britain and France, France and Hialy' and Germany and Italy. The outcome of these negotiations, he added, is "regarded with deep concern" by Japan, who forms an inter gral part of the tripartite anti Comintern axis, Mr. Hirota emphasized the nation's delerminatiot to carry on protracted hostilities against the Hankow Government ud will also strive to make foreign Powers understand Japan's real aim in China—stabilization of peace in East Asia.
'The most important problem facing! Europe today, Mr. Hirota told his listeners, is that of the Sudeten Germans in. Czechoslovakia, 'The British Government, immersed fu rearmament, is eager 10 avoid Intervention in' the dispute and. "apparently "urging the Czechoslovakian Government to recognize the claims of the German minority "French Propaganda"
Mr. Hirota urged Japanese news~ papers to "give less space" to "French propaganda" regarding the actual Sgreement reached at recent Anglo-French conversations in London, He said he did not believe the two Powers had agreed to seek Germany's {solation by. defriending Italy. As oth Tlaly and Germany desite~no conflict with Britain and France, he Geelared, the current series of talks will eventually lead to the conclusion of a Four-Power Pact.
Earlier this week Mr. Hirota told the Cabinet that such a Pact would result in the isolation of Soviet Russia, hankow Collapse Predicted Barly collapse of the Chiang, Kai-shel administration was predicted this afternoon by Mr. Hirota in his address before the conference of Provincial governors. Describing the Internal and financial condition the Hankow Government, Mr. Hirota said Communist-elements were gaining further Influence.
He, said the "Provisional Government" organized in Peiping December 14, and the new "Reformed Government" at Nanking, estab ished on March 28, were having sound development." They will be amalgamated, he staied, when through trafic on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway Ig restored. The "Federal Reserve Bank" of China, which started business in Peiping on March 10, is operating satisfactorily and aiding the stabilization of the welfare of the people in North Chin
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