Third Programme Decided to Match Other Powers Tokyo, July 18, In a statement dealing with the Navy's "new defence programme, Admiral Osami_ Nagano, Navy Minister, yesterday informed Mr, Kold Hitota that the construction of capital ships will begin on January 1 next, The Navy Minister, however, did not reveal the details of the "new building programme, nor the appropriations he will seek from the Treasury.
All existing naval disarmament treaties will terminate at the end of this year, Admiral Nagano's statement said. The United States and Great Britain have already appro Priated "colossal" sums for the construction of capital ships and the replenishment of their armaments Under these circumstances, the statement continued, the Imperial Navy is obliged to\ launch on a Third Replenishment Programme, giving special attention to the strengthening of the Navy's alr branch and the construction of capital ships.
'The Second Replenishment Plan, involving the expenditure of Y.160, 000,000 for the construction' of auxiliary ships, will be carried out by the end of' next year, the statement said, 'The Navy, Admiral Nagano emphasized, Festricted its deems with national projects' to
security. The Navy "Minister also stressed that the principles of non-menace and non-aggression con tinued to remain the basle principles Japan's naval polley.—Domel,
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