Replying to further questions in a jovial mood, the Chief of Staff of the Jo Expeditionary Forces declared that the Japanese army would not oppose the admission to the new regime of members of the Chungking administrations as "individuals," provided that they accepted the reorganized government's principles.
It-Gen. Itagaki also pointed out that the Konoye statement invited "all enlightened people" to join efforts for the establishment of a new order in East Asia.
Reading a prepared statement, he further stated that Japan's policy for the readjustment of the relations between China, Japan apd Manchoukuo was firmly based upon We Konoye statement. E Declaring that the spirit which actuated Japan since the establishment of the empire was essentially pescetul, It-Gen. Itagaki said that the same spirit embodied the new order concept.—Domel.
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