"Tokyo, Sept. 16.
The Government at its cabinet meeting this morning announced two war-time programmes tightening government control over the movement of industrial and commercial capital, and over Japan's yen bloc exports.
"The twin plans are designed to tie in with the materials mobilization and expansion of production schemes which have already come into effect.
"he capital control scheme giv: priority to the use of funds of banking and credit institutions to wartime factories. The plan also eu-visages the creation of a reserve fund to adjust the demand and supply of capital within the State treasury and to carry out the programme.
"The purpose of the ven bloc trade programme is to maintain Japan's exports to China and Manchovkuo at the 1940 level. which was the highest in the yen bloc trade. and at the Same time. spur imports of raw materials from the two countries.
Details of the two urogrammes are expected to be decided in the near future.
Tt was announced that the programmes are two of seven important government plans for 1941. the other five being those dealing with materials mobilization. production expansion. traffic control, nower eontrol and labour control plans which were decided by the government some time ago.—Domei.
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