The Archive · 1939

Japan Cautious

Tokyo, May 16 An Anglo-Soviet agreement would be directed against the anti-Comintern powers, declares the entire Japanese press today. While remarking that a fundamental agreement between Britain and the Soviet Union does not seem to exist, the papers express the belief that the two Powers will come to somè arrangement for mutual happy to see such "be it contributes ce of the Blatk Sea with-assistance, Pointing out that Japan is vitally interested in any step taken by Soviet Russia, the papers declare that Japan is. neither a democracy nor a totalitarian state but that her attitude towards an Anglo-Soviet pact would be determined by her membership in the anti-Comintern group.—Trans-Ocean.

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