The Archive · 1939

Blockade Measures! Displease Japan

Tokyo Means Business with Threat of Counter Action Deep Resentment From Pæcy Warrena — N.C.D.N. Special Correspondent in Japan Tokyo, Nov: 26

Although yesterday's announcement that Mr, Shigemitsu, Japanese Ambassador to the Court of St. James, has vigorously protested against the seizure or stoppage of exports from Germany does not indicate in itself any particular support for Germany, nor necessarily does it directly affect the prospective settlement of Anglo-Japanese differences in China, Japan means business by threatening counter party.

The development of the hostility is conceived broadly along the lines the population prior to the big air offensive due in the first days of spring, while the submarine and mine warfare is to be intensified both against neutral as well as British shipping. The aim of this campaign iş to bully the neutrals to induce them to stop all trade with Great

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