Ofücials of the Export Control Administration yesterday confirmed that "the Government at present was not contemplating any change in present regulations governing exports of vital defence materials to Japan, including petroleum.
The revelation was made after President Roosevelt, at his press conference on Wednesday, said the United States was not at present contemplating any additional curb on exports of oil.to Japan aside from those already in existence under the export control programme.
Mr. Roosevelt's statement was made shortly before reliable sources claimed that President Roosevelt in his "fireside chat" purposely did not mention Japan among the totalitarian powers because he did not want to offend those Japanese who might materially alter their nation's policy by their own efforts, such as Japanese business groups. It was the first intimation that the Administration feels there exists a substantial hone of alienating the Japanese from the Axis—United Press.
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