Tokyo, May 22.
General Eugen Olt, the German Ambassador of Tokyo, communicated fo the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr, Hachiro Arita, instructions from Berlin that "the German Government is not interested in the East Indies problem." the Foreign Office an-pounced today.
The German statement was the result of Mr. Arita's conferences with Fepresentatives of the belligerent powers and the United States and Htaly on May. 11 to. communicate JJapan's "deep concern" over the possibility of the extension of the European hostilities to the Nether-Hands' East Indies.
With receipt of the German reply, Jail" the countries concerned have assured the Foreign Oflce that the present status of the Netherlands. [East Indies will not be upsel.—United Press.
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