The Archive · 1939

Trade Pact

2 Reich Now Expected to Put Pressure on! Hungary for Withdrawal of Troops Bucharest, Mar. 22, LEVENTH-HOUR agreement, providing a basis for further trade accords supplementary to the existent Gcrmano-Rumanian Trade Pact, was reached here following all-day parleys today. M. Gregor Gafencu, Rumanian Foreign Minister, held a lengthy conference this evening with the German Minister here, Dr. Wilhelm Fabricius, and with Dr. Wohltat, head of the Reich's Economic Mission to Rumania. The conference lasted se ral hours and was followed by another meeting between German and Rumanian technica] experts which was concluded only late in the evening. Germano-Rumanian parleys were being carried on "satisfactorily" today and will be resumed tomorrow, it was stated tonight.

Contradicting yesterday's reports of a deadlock, it was now understood that a new trade protocol will shortly be signed. The New Japanese Foreign bx Tokyo, Mar. 23.

new Japanese foreign policy, to meet with the situation in Europe arising from Germany's action in Czechoslovakia, may be decided by the Government in the near future, according to well-informed circles here. It is reported that at a meeting between five Ministers, held last night in the official residence of the Prime Minister, Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, the chief topic of discussion was that of a new foreign policy It is understood that the. conference will be continued in a few days, when pan's new foreign policy will be formally decided.

—Reuter.

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