The Archive · 1941

Asks Funds

Batavia, June 19, The Government of the Wetheriands East Indies hax introduced in. the People's Counei} supplementary estltates for 141 In which several sup.

mentary appropriations are. Siested, totaling. neatly 20,0000 Bullders, in order ty make it possible start with introduction of the Himited compulsory military service for natly The muuhielpal_adnnistration of Seurnbaya will organize thy supply and distribution of furl for the tov pulation in ence of Reuter, Special Instructions, It_was understood that he was carrying special instructions tu "lear up the America misunderstanding Birding Thailand." He will leave t6- morrow for Manila by clipper plane.

Meanwhile. an official of the St Card-Vaewum El Company was teted to be conferring here with the authorities regarding shipments Javanese il to Bangkok.

Responsible informed quarters pointed out that "Thailand must obtain adequate supplies from the United States and British in order to resist Japanese pressure."

They added that Thailand at pre sent was secking an American tanker {fo transport oil from the Netherlands Enst Indies and hopes to obtain reconsideration of the US, export Ilcensing law. The US. was, preventing Thailand from coninning "current peace-time projects. struction and har hour resorting "to wets for supplies Pada

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