Former Minister to China Activities in Szechuen are Made Japan's Envoy Considerably Curtailed Tokyo, Aug. 25.
Mr, Mamoru Shigemitsu, one-time JMinisier to China and. former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, was formally appointed. Ambassador to Soviet "Russia following a decision reached by the Japanese Cabinet at oon to-day.
This action came as a sequel to the receipt earlier to-day of the acceptance by the Kremlin of Mr. Shigemitsu's projected appointment, which had been communicated 10 'Moscow ju advance in keeping with 'The nev envoy, who will succeed 'Mr, 'Tamekich! Ohta, who retired following his return' to Japan two weeks ago, is to leave for his post in November.
Mr. Shigomitsu's appointment cone of the "plums" of the Japanese
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