The Archive · 1940

East Indies

The new body comprises 35 mem: bers, including such prominent people as Admiral Isamy Takeshita, "Rear~ Admiral Tanetsugu Soga, both retired, [and many civilian advo ese southward expansion, Tokyo Press Warns United States Tokyo, Sept. 8.

"Grave problems" confront Japan if the United States fs. actually "seriously considering" lensing British naval bases, in Singapore, Hongkong and Australia, as some astonishing ress reports "reaching here would indicate, the Tokyo "Nicht Nicht Shimbun." influential daily, reported here today in featuring front page articles on the subject, To the Japanese Navy, which firmly adheres to the principle of linon-menace and non-aggression, this problem would cause "grave concern," the newspaper stated, pointing out how the United States Navy would be seriously concerned should Japan establish naval or air bases Galapagos on the Panama Canals Pacific entrance!

"Should the United States attempt to realize such rash ambitions and disregard Japanese concern in the alter, then America must be prepared to meet the grave situation which would result. Surely America must realize that such ambitions would lead to the disruption of peace In the Pacific," the newspaper as: serted.

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