The views of the Kwantung Army fon the creation of the two conimissions are believed to be in accord with the beliefs held by the central army authorities in Tokyo, as a series of conferences have been held here in the last few days between Major Yoshitame Tamura and the Kwantung Army officers. Major Tamura, Who serves on the Military Adalrs Bureau of the War Office, was sent here in connection with the plane for the formation of border arbitration bodies.
Mr. Haruhiko Nishi, Chief of the European and Asiatic Affairs Bureau of the Forelg Ofice, who was dispatched simultaneously with Major Tamura, has also been conferring with local army and government. off ials since his arrival here on Friday.
Meantime, the Manchoukuo authorities have been actively engaged in surveying the Soviet-Manchoulcio borders and in studying the docu ments pertaining to the issue.
The stand to be adopted by the Changehun Government on. the question will be decided when the studies are completed and after con-'Sultation with the two Tokyo officials, it ts learned.
Tokyo, Sept. 22.
As a result of the failure of British Jand American petroleum companies accept the provisions of the Japanese oil storage law or to even indicate an attitude on it, it is understood that "Japanese companies are planning to expand their refineries Jand purchase crude all from com= panies other than the Standard Oi} company and the Rising Sun Pe-{troleum company.
Japanese financiers reported re: Jcently that they had purchased large quantities "of crude all from Persia jand the United States, It is under-[stood that the supply from the United [States was obtained from small /Texas concerns which have not been named but which are guaranteed not to be connected with the Standard Joi Company.
There is general belief that Japan-Jose all companies are of the opinion that British and American all firms will never accept the provisions of the law, hence they are taking precautions against a possible short fage=-Unied Press.
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