Batavia, June 11.
While authoritative reports said there were hopes the Japan-NIEL negotiations would not completely collapse, following the call made yesterday by the Chief Japanese Delegate Mr. Kenkichi Yoshizawa, and the Japanese Consul-General Mr. Yutaka Ishizawa, on Mr. J. H. van Meek and Mr. J. E. van Hoogstraten, NEL economic officials, newspapers here gave prominence to Washington reports ing that the United States would aid the N.EI in case: of an emergency.
Reports said that the Japanese officials yesterday sought explanations regarding points not clear in the NEL memorandum handed to the Japanese delegates on June 6.
Batavia newspapers played up with equal prominence an American news agency's reports, despatches on the ide of the Japanese Government vell as Tokyo press comments rechange arrived, the United States probably would extend military aid to the N-EL. in place of the present moral support.
Meanwhile, although, N.EL newspapers refrained from eminenting on the possible "firm" attitude to be adopted by the Japanese Government, Officials, as well as the public in general, appeared anxious to know what actual step the Japanese Government would take in the light of the latest Dutch reply.
'The Government was represented by the Premier, Prince Fumimaro Konoye, Home Minister, Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, Foreign Minisder, Mr, Yosuke ' Matsuoka, War Minister, Lieut-Gen. Hideki Tejo, Navy. Minister, Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, Cabinet'. Secretary, Mr. Kenji Tomita, Major-General Akira Muto, Director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the War Office and Rear-Admiral Takazumi Oka, Director of the Naval Affairs Bureau of the Navy Ministry, The High Command was represented by General Gen Sugiyama. Chief of the Army General Staff, and Admiral Osami Nagano, Chief of the Naval Staff Board—Domei,
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