Tokyo, Jan. 11.
In view of the prevailing unfavourable atmosphere in army and political circles, the Premier, Gen. Nobuyuki Abe, has decided' not to face the Diet with a "determined attitude," the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" said today, predicting that the crisis in the current political situation was expected to be reached either on Sunday or Monday.
The paper pointed out that General Abe would attend a meeting of the Privy Council on Saturday morning when a protocol extending the fishery modus vivendi between Japan and the Soviet Union would be considered. Saturday afternoon the Premier would meet with the presidents of the five major political parties in Japan and discuss with them the Government's policy towards the projected new Central Government of China.
Reviewing the records of the la thi Cabinets, the "Asahi Shimbun"
cízed senior statesmen of Japan for their reported failure to pay attention to the formation of a powerful national cabinet in what it called the true sense of the term.
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