Tokyo, Jan. 11.
All newspapers this morning agree that the Prime Minister, General Noboyuki Abe, will definitely resign after the Privy Council has approved ihe Japanese-Soviet provisional fisheries agreement on Saturday.
The resignation is expected on Sunday or Monday, provided the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. K. Yuasa, and the President of the Privy Council, Prince Konoye, are meanwhile able to find a successor acceptable to the army and navy, and political, financial and industrial circles, In this connection the "Asahi Shimbun" declares that hopes and speculative ideas are all in confusion in the quarters concerned, including senior statesmen close to the Throne and military and political circles.
Various ups, and downs, it adds, are unavoidable before these become united, The newspaper forecasts an extraordinary session of the Cabinet on January 15, when the Premier will express his determination to resign.
Well-informed circles believe that the new Premier will probably be a military man on the retired list, but it is possible that a general on the active list may be commanded to form a Cabinet, The "Asahi" makes the interesting note that the recommendation of a new Premier to the Emperor nowadays is the responsibility of the Keeper of the Privy Seal, Mr. Yuasa, though the views of the aged Prince Saionji, the Elder Statesman, continue i0 be consulted,
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