Headed by Dr. Nakaye Enomoto, professor at Kyoto Imperial University, a governnfent-sponsored commission for the investigation of cotton production in Central China will leave Tokyo today for Shanghai for a 40-day tour of Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces, according to Domei.
The group will comprise both oficial and civilian experts who will devise means to th crease raw cotton production in those areas.
This is the second plan of its kind aimed at creating a "raw cotton autatchy" comprising China and Japan. The first scheme, already in effect in North China, consists of a 10-year plan for the gradual increase of cotton production in North China. The programme are sponsored by the Ministry of Overseas Affairs.
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