The Archive · 1939

Minister of the Navy—Domei

Japanese Preparing For Big Fishing 'Toke, Mar. 6 "the Japanese Government will never give up negollations for the Conclusion ofa Ashery" agreement withthe 'Soviet Union, bat en: the contrary" will continue' negotiations the last moment" declared. the Spoksaman for the Foreign Omce at iti press conference today. He re= Yealed. that. the. Aahery negotiations with Moscow "sre making litle pro ire"

"The Soviet Government, he said, had fixed the suction of fishery lots for March 15, Dut Japanese. fAshery Interests were' refusing to partiipete Unless an agreement had been reached Setorehand on the basis of the main tenance of the status quo. He sal thatthe "Anti<Comintern Poet had "nothing to do with Japan's fishery Tah which are stipulated. inthe revisions of, the Treaty of Ports:

"Nor" the spokesman slated, "thas the Japanese Government any inten tion' of alying up its fishery rights in areas around Soviet possessions in the Sapan, Okhotsk and Behring Seas, as provided bythe Treaty"

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