Tokyo, Oct. 5.
Ai unique situation has arisen in the Foreign Office in connection with the Cabinets decision to create a Trade Ministry, which will, inter alia, absorb the Commercial Bureau of the Foreign ice, Following the immediate resignation of Mr. Matsushima, chief of the Commercial Bureau, who stalked cut yesterday morning with the remark, "as the ship has ceased to! listen to the pilot, the pilot now leaves the ship," six section chiefs and several lesser officials of the Commercial Bureau tendered their resignations.
Later, 160 senior officials of the Foreign Office debated the situation for hours, and finally quested the presence of the Foreign Minister, Admiral Nomura, at 5.15 p.m. The staff accused the Foreign Minister of bad faith in supporting the Trade Ministry, and pressed for his resignation.
Admiral Nomura declined. He took a strong stand, and declared that Cabinet unity was essential for the carrying out of the national policy, The staff then insisted that vital political and economic diplomacy abroad should be unified under the control of the Foreign Office and passed a resolution that "all section chiefs and secretaries of the Foreign Office cre fully united, and will absolutely oppose the main points for the establishment of a trade ministry The Government is of the opinion that the imbroglio is an internal 4 affair of the Foreign Office. Foreign Office officials are conferring again today.to consider a protest to the Premier, General Abe—
Reuter.
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