Kobe, May 1
The plan, frst of all, is to change the name of the Ministry from For-join Affairs Ministry to Foreign [Polley Ministry, with a semi-independent East Asia Bureau and an {information Bureau, each headed by The Foreign Office proposes there shall. be three divisions to the East JAsia Bureau, an administrative divi-[son dealing " with commercial and economic affairs related to Manchou~ and China and a cultural division dealing with culture affairs related to China and Manchoukuo, The Army expresses strong oppoison to this scheme. The plan is also criticized in other important quarters, which favour a central Jorgan for China affairs under the Jdirect control of the Cabinet—
Reuter,
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