Gen, Nobuyuki Abo today informed hhis Cabinet that he intended 16 ignore the agitation against his Government launched last week by 250 members fof the Lower House, Reaflirming his determination to {face the Diet when it reconvenes on January 20 on the basis of his present policies, the Prime Minister was reported to have said that he felt that to take seriously the non-confidence resolution passed at a private mecting by the dissenting members of the Lower House would "create a bad precedent."
He also indicated that he would confer at length with the leaders of the five political parties before the Diet reconvenes, to obtain their support, The non-confidence resolution ut through party lines and was. regarded by some observers as indicating a disavowal of their own party Jeaders by members ihe had voted in its favour.—Domel Objectives Unchanged Tokyo, Jo Japan's objective of establishing a new order in Bast Asia would be eat~ ied out regardless of the outcome of the European war, Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Foreign Minister, declared ina New Year's message.
The Japanese nation, he stated, was cengaxed in "a mission without parallel in its history.
"The influence of the regime of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek," "Admiral Nomura declared, "has been driven away from the centres of industry and communication in China, while iis main supply routes have been cut off, thus grave difficulties in is'resistance against Japan, The de-line of the Chungking Government has been made clear by the internal conflict in its midst between the Fightists and the Communists, "With the favourable development of Japanese military operations in China," Admiral Nomura continued, "some quarters harboured the misgiving that Japan desired exclusive Fights there in spite of reiterated Japanese statements in connection with foreign Interests and rights in China, "That Japan decided to reopen the Yangtze as far as Nanking and the: Pearl River should clear away such a misgiving. It will be effective in re-
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