The Archive · 1941

Spokesman's Statement

Tokyo, June 17.

Mr. Koh Ishii. Deputy Spokesman of the Board of Information, told forely correspondents at today's press conference that the contents of the Gove ernment's instructions to Mr. Ken-Kichi Yoshizawa, Chief Japanese Delegate to the Netherlands East Indies economic talks, could not be made public nor could any, statement issued clarifying Japan's attitude toward the Netherlands Bast Indies questions until Mr. Yoshizawa acted under the instructions.

Mr. Ishii digelosed that Mtr. Yoshizawa had requested clarification of some points inthe instructions Which Were sent on June 14 adding that a statement would be given out when Mr. Yoshizawa received the Government's reply to his enquiry. Domei:

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