The Archive · 1940

Parties Consulted

For this purpose Admiral Yonai will consult Mr. Yukio Sakurauchi, Minister of Finance; Mr. Masanor Katsu, Minister of Communications; Mr. Toshio Shimada, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and Mr. Tsuruhei Matsuno, Minister of Railways, all members of political parties; Count Hideo Kodama, Home Minister, and Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, Minister of Public Welfare, both members of the House of Peers Appointments will be announced text week.

Selection of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers and Councillors from the House of Peers as well as from the House of Representatives marks a reversion to the system that prevailed before the formation of the Konoye Cabinet.

Cabinets of Prince Ayamaro Konoye, Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma and Gen. Nobuyuki Abe chose them from political party representatives in the Lower House.

After today's Cabinet meeting the Premier talked with Mr, Shimada, Mr. Matsuno and Count Kodama and decided to choose Parliamentary Vice-Ministers and Councillors this week with the assistance of Mr.

Sotaro Ishiwata, Chief Cabine: Secretary.—Domei.

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