Tokyo, June 14.
The "Japan Times & "Advertiser," regarded as a semi-ollicial organ, of the Japanese Foreign Ofte, today aid that Japan could not be indifferent to reports of attempts Veing made to overthrow the present Thal government.
Press reports, the newspaper said. indicated that Thai groups based al Singapore and Saigon were scheming {to overthrow the regime of the Pre-mir, Major-General Luang Bipul Songgram.
'Japan could not' indifferently regard such activities as being merely a Jphase of internal polities because Thailand now is an active partner of JJapan's projected "East Asia _Co-Prosperity Sphere," the "Times Advertiser said.
Should the alleged movement be [successful it would be certain to result in replacement of all those Fesponsible Government offfeials regarded as being pro-Japanese, eve if they were not thought to be anti-British. said the newspaper.
"It ought tobe seen that it ts Japan's business to inquire into. the position of the Thal regime which now is politically threatened" the "Times & Advertiser" said. "It will not tess be Japan's business to see that its own position regarding Thal-Jane is secure, as by all rights it should be—United Press.
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