The Archive · 1941

Much Significance Seen in Remarks Made by Matsuoka'

NEWS

Tokyo, May 30.

Tokyo's vernacular press today prominently displayed the terse remark of Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Foreign Minister that there was "no need to on President Roosevelt's ide speech of Tuesday night.

"Asahi" said that Mr. Matsuoka's reply to questions of new: paper men, although simple in phraseology, was "considered full of meaning."

The "Hochi" elaborating on the Foreign Minister's remarks said, that Mr. Matsuoka also added "if this is simple I shall say one thing more.

I fail to see any freshness to that Moreover.

a - the tone (of the address) was far weaker than before.

"The President is not a man who says what he does not believe," Mr. Matsuoka was quoted as having said, "therefore I think that he has some very incorrect information."

Mr. Matsuoka's terse comment on ihe address of President Roosevelt was made yesterday when he was questioned concerning the speech.—United Pre

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