Tokyo, Feb. 2.
Nation-wide' ce-operation for the smooth operation Of fnanéiál und écoubmie policies was necessary. do dispose of affairs in Chine, Mr. Yukio Sakurauchi, Minister of Finance, declared in an address in the House of Representatives yesterday.
Because of the complicated international situation which made it im: possible to predict the future with any degree of accuracy, the Finance Minister "asserted, energies should be cohtentrated on the reinforcement of the national defence, stabilization of the war-time life of the nation and the smooth discharge of duties on the home front, "For this purpose," he told members of the lower chamber, "it is necessary to take such measures as to promote export trade; deal wisely with policies regarding commodities and their prices and public loans policies, establish a ce-ordinated economic bloc in Japan. Manchoukuo and China, and thus bring about a healthy economic structure.
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