The Archive · 1940

Pressure Intensified

The "Yomiuri Shimbun" that the American loan and the announcement of Lord Halifax, British Foretin Seerelary, promising, new. British credits to Chungking indicated that "Anglo-American. economic pressure against Japcn is being intensified, seat ati supply "routes to Chungking, to take necessary measures to (rus Stabilization of the New Appointments in Tokyo Foreign Office Tokyo, Dee, 3, Mr, Yukichiro Suma, Director ut the Bureau of Information Ministry of Foreign AM appointed Japanese all conceivable steps to #1 attempts ty block' con Greater' Bast Asi sald.—United Press nce Saionji's State Funeral Mr, Talsuki Sakamoto, investigation jonicial of the Asia." Development Beard way appointed Minister to Peru and" Bolivia, while Mr, Tikotaro Tehikawa, sce rotary of the Asia Developaient Borrd, became Minkster to Tra Ambsssidor to Japan diplomats attended yark where 3,000 of dignitaries were assembled for the rites, Prior (o the ceremonies the body: wat transported by motor hearse from the Foreign residence through stre: hundreds of thousands the populace to the Park one-half mile away, Guns of the Imperial Regiment boomed "a requiem over the city as the cortege moved. alony All entertainment a were Uanned throughout "th Tokyo and other parts of Japan.

Prince Salonji's was the frst funeral since one for the late Admiral Toxo in Tune, 1934, wh trast

Ulue Jackets participated in the fun stances—a of American eral cortege United Press, Naoki Hoshino, Pr concurrently Minister-withen "The measures designed to secure additional imports of important eom= crease. exports are: nit of government and to extend the

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