The Archive · 1941

Fraudulent Affair

Valentin Kultiaeff, 30-year old unemployed Russian, was arrested Det. N 1. Ovsiannikoff, in Yuen-

Worsening of Relations The "Kokumin" said that Japanese-American negotiations were doomed men! to failure and that a worsening of relations between the two would probably be unavoidable.

The "Kokumin" said the United gg States' "continental polley is demonstrated in Central and South America where it is violating the United States own advocated principles of territorial integrity and non-intervention in other countries' domestic af-CLU put up considerable resistance.

ly, Bre A German High-Command com-fis i our extend more and mo wr The "Kokumin" said that in the event the United States was insisting that Japan adhere to the Nine Power Treaty, current Washington negotiations would be preposterous because the United States itself was violating the treaty's spirit."

Fumimaro Konoye's message to Pre-'The newspaper said that Prince sident Roosevelt was motivated by a desire to readjust issues in the Pacific "however, there is a limit to Japan's patience."

"Menacing Machine"

The "Japan Times and Advertiser" said that the "whole situation in the Pacific shows that the United States and Britain are building a great and menacing machine for employment signation of such a scheme as LID. front as defensive can not mislead Japan as to its purposes," the newspaper said. "The Drotectives steps already taken or fontempleted by Japan are seen to be justified by the aggressive nature of these demonstrations."

The "Times and Advertiser" said that continuous conferences at Singapore, Hongkong, Rangoon and Chungking "under the aegis of Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper" really are offend sive in purpose, although it was alleged they are of a defensive nature." r asked if Javan "regard with equanimity" movements to tighten the encircle-Alas! representative in Congress ment. reported proposal of that the United States acquire bases off Kamchatka was characterized as "another feature of the offensive movement."

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