Tokyo, Oct. 8.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha tiner Fushimt Maru, now in Lisbon, will proceed to Ireland about October 20 for the evacuation of more than 200 Japanese residents of Land Miliary Supplies Ban Unaffected Tokyo, Oct.
The British notineation to reopen the Burma route will not affect the British ban against the transportation of military and other supplies China from Hongkong. it is believed here.
It" is recalled that Sir Robert algic, the British Ambassador, informed' the then Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachivo Arita, that the exports of arms to China had been banned indefinitely from. Hongkong nce January, 1989, at the time of the conclusion' of the Anflo-Japanese accord on the Burma route on July added.
The "Asahi Shimbun" said the re~ opening of the road was inseparably. related to the American Govern mient's recent $25,000,000 loan to China, "However." the "Asahi" said, "yeeause of Japan's immutable course, determined at the time she concluded the alliance with the Axis.
Powers, Japan finds nothing very important in the British decision and Intends to push forward her prefletermined policy with astern at:
The "Yomiuri said that the British, who must have known thei ction" would aggravate Anglo-Japanese relations, unquestionably acted in the Burma Road question because of a strong guarantees Support given by the United States. The "Yomiuri" concluded that, be-of the challenge they have to. Japan, Britain and the United States. must be responsible for "any future developments. United Press Japanese Reaction Tokyo, Oct. lation to reopen Burma Road, itis. believed by ese, will not affect. the Brits portation of mili ivy and other supplies to China via Hongkong, The British decision to reopen the maining artery of supply. for Chungking Is ascribed by the "Japan Timex to a desire to "ave face" before China and to sup port Chungking as the only force <e-isting Japan together with the United The decision of the British Gov conment," the paper adds, "is (arable indication of taking, with the United States, a common' front gainst this country, and is. virtually the fest expression of a policy: which will be directed in the form of direct economic aid to Chungking in one Girection, and of economic pressure ayainst Japan in another
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