Seishiro Itagaki, was questioned about the Army's plans for garrisoning China during the Diet session. He said of the munitions question: "It is a malter of great importance for our national defence that heavy industries furnishing, munitions should be developed on the continent so that large numbers of troops may be stationed there and our country may properly in the event of an emer-
The interpellator, Mr. Ichiro Kono, asked: "Is it advisable for our coun: try to get supplies of raw materials fom Manchuria and. China cordance with the Japan-Manchoukuo-China economic bloc and from those materials manufacture finished articles in Japan?'
think it is quite natural in work {ng out a general plan in this conn tion that a policy of regional self Sulciency should be adopted," Gen. Ttageld replied.
During a budget sub-committee session Mr. Taneisa Miyazawa asked about the Army's purchases of raw materials in China and elicited the following information:
1—The Army is purchasing local products in occupied sections of China and is frankly attempting to beat representatives of Third Powers to those purchases.
2—The principal products, being purchased are cotton, hemp, wool and animal hides.
'3.—About ¥.60,000,000 will be a prices but is attempting to keep them at a good level In order to promote recovery of normal conditions in the Bilitary transports bring supplies not needed in China back to paper Japan. Here the products will be and the finished goods will into Japan's foreign trade.—United \Tokyo Talks Over Axis Pact Admitted Tokyo, Mar, 27, The subject of strengthening the {telepartite anti-Comintern Pact is sti. being studied and nothing datinite has yet been decided, said the Foreign 'OMe spokesman today, in reply to question put by a foreign core respondent, When questioned regarding the alleged impending conclusion of a military alliance between Japan, Gor~ many and aly, the spokesman eutd span sympathizes with the ley claims and aspirations of Italy, declared the Foreign Ofice spokesman in reply to a foreign correspond ent today regarding the speech made yesterday by Signor Mussolini Reuter.
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