Tokyo, Jan, 9. An explanation of the domestic political situation was given Gen. Shunroku Hata, Minister of War, by Gen. Nobuyuki Abe. Premier, today.
They held a 30-minute conference after a meeting of the Cabinet this morning.
Clarification of the Government's stand was asked by Gen, Hata after he reported to the Premier on the concensus of opinion in army circles regarding the current political situation, The War Minister exchanged views with Gen. Count Hisaichi Terauchi and Gen, Gen Sugiyama, Supreme War Counsellors, on this subject yesterday.
At the Cabinet meeting today Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Minister of Foreign Affairs, explained the progress of negotiations with the United States and with the Soviet Union. All Cabinet members attended the meeting,
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