Tokyo, Mar. 9.
The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Aria, told the House of Re-Presentatives on Monday that, "the PUtitude of Britain, France and the United States in apparently regarding the alignment of Japan, Germany, and italy as a combination of totalitarian states" in antagonism "against the! Semocracies is a malstaken observ fion." seeording. to. a. stenographic record of his statement released to the Dress last night.
Tt has been repeatedly pointed oat by" the Premier," Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, he said, that Japan banded together with Germany" and Taly 12 appete the Comintern and "there was nothing beyond that."
"Bistence of the tripartite Ant Comintern. Pact has never meant fniagonism of its signatories to. the Gemocracies" the Foreign Minister reiterated. "At the same. time," Femarked, "the tripartite Anti<Come Intern Pact alone is not sullcient for successfully constructing a new order in East Asia and establishing Japan's Position in the world. For this pur-Rose it is necessary fo make Britain ind the United States understand sition and at tude. of Japan."
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