The Archive · 1936

SECRET JAPAN-GERMAN ACCORD ALLEGED

Moscow Claims to Have Documentary Evidence: Soviet Not Expected to Make Statement Just Yet Moscow, Nov. 26. OCUMENTARY proof is alleged to be available here of a secret Pact between Japan and Germany in addition'to the agreement directed agi ist the Communist Internationale signed yesterday between the two countries.

The alleged existence of such a secret treaty is arousing increasing indignation in Soviet circles.

The prevailing belief is thal several deals with Japan may, be called off, eluding the abandonment of the negotiations in! Tokyo for the establishment of a Manchoukuo-Soviet boundary commission and the cancellation of the recently-granted Saghalien oil-boring concessions.

The Soviet authorities have already notified Japan of their refusal to sign the Far Eastern fishery conven-tier which: was initialled some time ago.

It is not expected that any official statement on the Japanese German Agreement will be made for the present, as the Soviet. leaders are fully occupied with the All-Union Congress, now ili session here-—Reuter.

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