The Archive · 1939

Nine-Power Pact

"Out of Date"

Japanese Peers Told Garrisons for China to Uphold "New Order"

Tokyo, Jan. 26.

Japan will only recognize a unified central Chinese government declared the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, in reply today to interpellations in the Upper House.

The Nine-Power Pact, Mr. Arita admitted, answering another question, was out of keeping with the new situation in the Far East, but declined to disclose whether or not the Japanese Government intended to denounce Asked if he believed that assistance extended to the regime of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek by the Soviet Union would lead to another world war. Mr, Arita replied that Japan had never relaxed her vigilance over Soviet assistance to the Chinese lists since the beginning of the changed even the Powers should refuse to recognize the new situation in East Asia, despite Japan's efforts to make them understand it correctly, the Foreign Minister said. defeat the enemy's arrogance and confusion; to develop our country's resources as an agricultural nation in order to deal a blow to the weaks of the enemy as an industrial to make use of our geographical advantage and time elements in order to cause social disturbances in Japan, and to carry out the Three People's Principles as against the enemy's militarism."

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