'The possibilities of bettering trans: port' facilities between the Orient fand Europe, via Russia. were specifleally discussed, it was said. The two leaders also discussed an ex~ change of technical missions, ineluding military and naval groups.
The conversation generally was dominated by the United States and Yugoslavia. as a result of the latest developments in Washington and Belgrade, st was learned, Toasts and speeches during a dine ner iven In Mr. Matsuoka's honour ast night were marked by Axis de~ clarations of impending victory.
Count Galeazzo Ciano, Tatian For= eign Minister, said that Japan's vise Asia and Italy's and Germany's rig in Europe "today have reached 1 eliniax in the war against England. With victory In our arms we are sured of attaining the aims of the tripartite pact"
Mr, Matsuoka declared that alliance. will Jest throu turles....1 assure your people Ja} will fan them throughout the years. Me, Matsuoka then wished Germany and Moly an carly victory.
King Victor Emmanuel received! Mr, Matsuoka in the Quirinal Palace yesterday, after which the King Incheon for the Japa who previously had sce Galeazzo Cian, Tatian Minister, in. the' Chigi Palace Premier' Mussolini in the Ven Palace, Count Dano yave a banquet in Me, -Matsuoka's honour the Excelsior Hotel here, 1 he Japanese Foreign Minister made a brief address, the text of which follows:
Shanghai Meeting have had the like Ing your Count Ciano, in Shanghai in Feb-Tuary 1932, when T was charged by my Government fo conduct extremely delicate and dificult negotiations.
"Thanks to your valuable cooper ton, It was possible last September to sign the Three-Power. Pact, which" means the beginning of the establishment of a now order Europe and the Far East, "We shall conquer every obstacle in the way towards our common goal in absolute certainty" that In the end we shall come out. vielorious, it is a particular ne personally to be a Bernal City" and to renew my admiration for the grandeur of Rome, Inspired by Il Duce, you, friends, are about to open a new Brilliant Skill In disclosing in the House of Lords: last night that congratulations "had been "sent uy the Government to Admiral Sir" Andrew Cunningham, Lord Mayne, Leader of the House, la: "Today our minds are filled with gallantry of our forees engaged off Matapan and the brilliant skill of their leadership. This war has taught us new lessons to add to the courage and brilliancy with which we-have maintained our sea power.
"These qualities are traditional The Battle of Cyrenaica was a model of combination between lend, air and sea forces, and the Battle of Matapan has offered a perfect example of cooperation between the Fleet Air Arm and the RAE, which is based on the island of Crete.
"At last the (raining end eMiciency of the Fleet has had its reward. Throughout the-waF it has faced devil ish methods of submarine warfare, by which the Germans applied what was previously looked upon as 9 system of Indiseriminate murder.
New Nazi Tactics "The Nazis have prested by the bitter experience of the Graf Spee, which, with its heavier' armament, was driven to destruction by te acurate gunners of the Achilles, Ajax fand Exeter, and have since that experience taken care that Nazi and Mahan surface ships shall never meet their match in size or arms but shall run away from smaller units to avoid disaster, "Phe skill of Admiral Cunningham combined operations has completely defeated this method. "Bombing from the ale prevented Mahan' units from profiting from their additional. speed in fight and have enabled our ships to finish their work.
"We have become accustomed such disproportionate casualties between victors and vanquished, as they have reminded us of the wars between Persians and Greeks on the lassie baltic-grounds of the Near Eusl. But not even. the battle of Salamir, where the Persian losses were five times os great as those of the Greeks, can provide a precedent for the overwhelming disaster to the Mahan Fleet without the cost to the victors of a single oF ship"
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