Under the compromise plan. the! Foreign Minister retains the right to appoint and dismiss Japanese com~ mercial officials. He also remains Fesponsible for commercial negotiations and for the protection of commercial rights as well as Japanese enterprises abroad in all" matters likely to affect, directly or indirectly, Japan's relations with foreign count-
"Mutineers" May Be Punished Tokyo, Oct. 14.
Permanent officials of the Foreien lomice who won their point against the Cabinet of Gen. Nobuyuiki Abe in the controversy over the projected establishment of a Ministry of Trade were likely to find that they had scored a Pyrrhic victory, observers here agreed. today.
'While Admiral' Nomura, Foreign Minister, probably would not tale immediate disciplinary action against the officials who staged the threatened walk-out, it was tenerally believed that a purge of the Gaimusho personnel_was to be unavoidable.
This action, it was predicted, wou'd ive taken in the course of a wholesale shake-up of the staff after the passions foreused by the controversy have died down. Ringleaders of the movement, would then be punished, it was believed, by means of assignments to [Poor posts.
Meanwhile, Premier Abe was reported to have abandoned his "small Jeabinet" policy.
This was seen in his decision Friday Might to place the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry under Jecparate heads.
Vice-Admiral Takuo Gode, who has held both posts, has been ro-quested by Premier Abe to relinquish his Ministry of Agriculture Forestry position to devote is full time to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Vice-Admiral Gode was reported today to have complied with the request.
Friction between the two atinistries was reported to have been the cause Jof the policy change. Premier Abe's original policy was to have a small cabinet s0 that close ce-ordination between the Ministries could be effected.
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