The Archive · 1940

War Declaration Asked

A delegation of the East Asia As-lociation, which represents a small ultra-rightist group, visited Government officials this morning and handed them copies of a petition urging the Government to declare war on Great Britain to seek a fundamental tlement of British "retaliatory" arrests of Japanese nationals in London and other parts of the British Empire.

The delegation called on the Premier, Prince Ayamaro Konoye; the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka; War Minister, Lieut.-General Hideki Tejo, and Navy Minist Vice-Admiral Zengo Yoshida.—Re:

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