While maintaining reserve, British Government quarters were "inclined fo welcome the choice of Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka as Japanese Foreign Minis ter-designate although the policies of the Konoye Cabinet. now in. process of formation, have not been enunciate clearly. a Mr. Matsuoka is regarded nere as man of considerable common sense, trained" in the diplomatic servies with a wide circle of British and American friends.
Nevertheless, these circles believed, according to "well-informed - circles here, that there will hardly be much Japan Not Completely Satisfied Over Burma Tokyo, July 18.
'The Anglo-Japanese agfcement on' the closing of the Burma and Hong-}kong routes to the Chungking regime docs not completely satisfy the Japanese Government, well-informed fireless here stated last night.
'By the terms of the accord reached Jafter_a month's negotiations between 'Sir Wobert Craigie, British Ambassador, and Mr. Hachiro Arita, out-}going' Foreign" Minister, only' five kinds of war materials" for Chungking are banned while the prohibition {for the Burma route is to last for three months only.
Japanese Goverment authorities accordingly do not deem the Anglo-Japanese agreement as completely losing Gen, Chiang Kai-shek's supply routes as was obtained under the Sapanese-French Indo-China accord fon the same issue.
Further negotiations with the British Government, these well-informed quarters pointed onl, will naturally be [pursued afler the expiration of the three-months period for the Burma route, Under the terms of the Anglo-[Japanese agreement, these well-informed circles pointed out, the [Japanese "authorities will reinforce The personnel at the Japanese Con-Jsulates-General at Hongkong and Rangoon from where representatives work in ce-operation with the British. authorities to enforce the prohibition on arms transport to the Gen. Chiang Kai-shek regime change in Japan's foreign policy even with Mr. Matsuoka at the helm the Gaimusho—Domel, was also predicted that the con= ference will pay attention to the re-justment of various home. sirteites, by" placing. political power on national bass and Invoking all pro vision the Nationa) Mobilization Ket
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