Batavia, Feb. 23.
Despite reports of a crisis in th southern Pacific area, observers her today declared that the series of talks now underway between the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Yutaka Ishizawa, and J. W. van Hoogstraten, head of the Commerce Bureau of the Econ-amic Ministry, are progressing satis, factorily Mr. Ishizawa and the economic oicial conferred more than six times in the course of this week to consider mutual proposals, and is reported to have reached a satisfactory understanding on points in gener The conferences between the two officials have been marke: frank exchanges of views and the talks sre expected to be continued the coming Monday, it was understood—Domet
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