Tokyo, Aug. 29.
Under the new cabinet of Generat Nobuyuki Abe the "riner Cabinet' system will be abolished and the umber of Ministers will be reduced to about eight from the present 14, to enable the cabinet to function a whole and achieve a. greater de ree of understanding and closer co-Operation, it was reliably reported today.
Several Ministers were expected serve in two posts concurrently.
"The Inner Cabinet system of the Konoye and Hiranuma Governments, under which five key Ministers held conferences on important matters and Submitted their decisions to the full eabinet—deeisions which were rarely if ever opposed—was said to be regarded now as unsuitable, It tended to cause misunderstandings among cabinet members, while at. times some of the Ministers not Included in the Inner Cabinet parleys were unaware of measures being considered by the "big five," according to informed observers.
Gen, Abe continued his conferences with Government leaders until a late hour last night but no definite decisions on ministerial selections were anounced to the press.
Gen. Abe went to his headquarters at the Kazan Kalkan at 10.18 o'clock this morning and immediately resum. ed_ consultations.
'Mr. Ryusaku Endo, former Chief of the Bureau of General Affairs of the Manchoukuo Government, who is due to be Chief Secretary' of the Cabinet, and Mr, Sukenari Yokoyama, former Superintendent-General of the Metropolitan Police Board, are aiding Gen, Abe as members of his stof.
Gen, Abe left his heme at 910 gielock and prayed at the Meiji Shrine and the Yasukuni Shrine before going to his offices, Political Parties Included accept the post of Director of the Buresu of Legislation.
Mr, Rokuzo Takebe, Director-General of the Kwantung, Bureau until 1098, and Mr. Naoki Hoshino, Direc-for of the General Affairs Bureau of the "Manchoukuo Government, were being considered by' Gen. Abe for the post of President of the National Planning Board.
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Owing {0 the gravity of the international situation Gen, Abe was intent upon forming his cabinet at the earliest possible date, If all goes well it was expected that the cabinet would be completed today or at the latest by tomorrow.
Mr. Hidehiko Ishiguro, Vice-Min-Ister of Education, tendered his re-Jsignation today.
Vice-Admiral Yoshida arrived here Jat 7.10 o'clock this morning from (Osaka and immediately went into consultation with Admiral Mfitsumasa Yonai, Navy Minister, whom he w expeded to succeed. was understood that Admiral }Yonai urged Vice-Admiral Yoshida to accept the portfolio.
Mtr, Nagai called on Gen. Abe at 7 j'elock this morning.
Tt was expected that Gen, Abe would ask the Minseito and Seiyukai to recommend one person each for posts in the new Cabinet, not as Fepresentatives of their parties but persons qualified to be Ministers.
Gen, Abe called on Mr. Cliusi Machida, President of the Minseito, this afternoon and_ws scheduled 16 visit Mr. Chikubel Mr. Fustnosuke Kuhars the' Seiyukai, (0 impart his views—Domei.
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