"Prince Konoye said that' the "adjustment of Japanese political and economic relations with the Soviet Union will be continued in the future, but this does not signify that we will accept Communism.
He said that negotiations between Japan and the Netherlands East Indies were progressing "smoothly" and that the Japanese Government expects to achieve "fairly favourable results, "The destiny of the Pacific Ocean," Prince Konoye said, "depends solely upon the degree of mutual respect and understanding for each other's positions between the United States and Japan.
"Therefore, the United should under si ud Japan's true intentions and positively collaborate with Japan in the task of e: abolishing a new order in East Asi "At this juncture, I believe the United States should reflect on the attitude the has been taking against and obtain a fuller realization the -existing situation."
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