The Archive · 1940

How Will Japan Act

"When the proposed Government 1s established the question will naturally arise for Japan to extend recognition to it, What is the Government's opinion on the matter?

"What will be the relations between the new Government and the Government in Chungking? I often hear reports that certain connections are being effected between the new Government and the National Gomernment recently. I firmly believe that there should be no connections between the new Government and the Chungking regime since the latter pursues its anti-Japanese and pro-Communist policies. How does the Government regard this question?

"I understand that the Japanese forees have occupied Chinese territory 2% times as large as the whole of Japanese territory. Will the new central Government of China be able to place under its actual administration such a vast area as this? The Government should clarify this point I believe it is advisable for the new Government not to deal with the Chungking Government in accordance with the policy of the Japanese Government.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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