The Archive · 1941

New Policy

"The Government has jettisoned its former policy of economic reliance on Britain end the United States in favour of ce-operation with Manchoukuo end China for the development of natural resources in East Asia. As the new economic policy of the Government progresses, there will be a decrease in the effect of the American policy: of economic pressure against' Japan, which has been adopted in the belief that it is the best way to force this country to abandon its plan for the construction part in the Government's new drive of a new order in East Asia. for ships.

Finally at a town in Northumberland Mr. Bevin, commenting on the passing of the Legse and Lend Bill said the overwhelming force of American aid would break down the spirit of aggression.—Reuter.

"When the new policy has been made to bear fruit. in the near future, Japan will find itself possessed of sufficient economic power to resist successfully any economic struggle in which it may become engaged with the United States."—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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