The Archive · 1934

Conference This Week

Tokyo, Aug. 12.

A. conference will be "held next week by the Ministries of War, Foreign Affairs and Overseas Affairs in an effort to normalize Japan's administrative organizations in Manchoukuo.

The three Ministries, it is stated, fare agreed in principle that the Independence and sovereignty of Manchoukuo should be fully respected. There is a difference of opinion, however, regarding the post of Ambassador_ to. Changehun, The Foreign Office maintains that the Ambassador to Changchun should be under control of the Foreign Minister, while the War Ome contends that he be placed under direct control of the Premier. It is. generally believed that the view of the Foreign OMice will prevall—Reuter.

Under Three Ministeles Aug. 7. Gen, mes under the control of the Minister of War, When he exercises authority as Governor of the Kwantung Leased Territory, he is answerable to the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, As Ambassador to Manchoukuo, and virtually High Commissioner, he facts under instructions from "the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Virtually, he is three officials in tone, and one in three, in an involved position in which the interests of any one Ministry frequently confilet with those of the other two-Reuter,

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

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