The Archive · 1939

Proposals to Cabinet

Mennwhilo, the "Hecht Shimbun" reported that following conferences with Premice Abe, Navy Minister Vice-Admiral Zenuto Yoshida, War Minister Gen, Shunroku Hata and Finance Minister Kazuo Aoki yester~ day, Foreign Minister Nomura made a number of Important proposals to the cabinet, These proposals, the news: paper said, were in regard to the Feadjusiment of relations between Japan and Britain nnd the United States.

Speculating on the policy that would be followed by Foreign Minister Nomura, li forthcoming negotiations, the "Hochi Shimbun" recalled Foreign Minister's recent press inter view. At that, time, the newspaper declared, the Foreign Minister stated that Japan was "grimly determined to construct w now order in East Asia' and would never be shaken by ophiusition oF interference.'

Consequently, the newspaper added, the Government would never accept any demands by Foreign Powers that july hamper the construction of 9 w order in the Far East."

'AL the same time, the" paper asserted, the Japanese Governm: nt had no intention of trampling on the Interests of Foreign Powers in China nor did it desire to suppress legitimate operations.

Therefore, the "Huchi" said, the: Japanese Government was ready. to fceept those requests based on the principals of equal opportunity and the op: n-door which are not cal~ elated to hamper the building of a ow order in Enst Asia, Japan was ready to "ope the Yangize and Pearl rivers to shipping, if the situation in China returns to normal, Ube The newspaper paper stated, predicted Ad, Nomura Doubtful Of U.S. Policy Change Tokyo, Oct, 27. Fears that the United States would refuse to accept Japan's ation of the new situa the Far East and would not renew the 1911 commercial treaty, thus aggravating relations between the two countries, were voiced by Admiral XK. Nomura, Foreign Minister, a clear-cut address before the Cabine "It is doubtful if Japan's desires will be accepted in view of America's strong anti-Japanese feeling and the Government must prepare plans assuring the Importation of raw materials in the expectation that the United States-Japan treaty will expire, thus aggravating the relations between the two countries," Admiral Nomura added.—United Press.

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