The Archive · 1940

Gesture of Confidence

'Tokyo, Aug. 1 'Oficial announcement' by the British Government of their intention to withdraw the British garrisons from Peiping, Tientsin and Shanghai japan. Times" today, Japan Interested In US. Opinion Tokyo. Aug. 11.

Public opinion in the United States being, considered here as the baron meter of relations between America fand. Japan, keen interest. is. being, fevineed by leading circles here in the view held by the American press that the statement of foreign policy just published by the Konoye Government eaves little room for improvement JJapanese-American ceonomie fela~ ions, the "Japan Chronicle" said today Trade between Japan and the JUnited States has' been declining steadily. particularly since the ban [placed by' Washington on the export fof machine tools. serap iron and. petroleum. Orders for goods for the Soviets Release Japanese Fishing Vessel

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