Tokyo, Feb. 23, French newspapers were attach Ing importance to the visit to Tokyo of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe, Coburg-Gotha, president of the German Red Cross Society, and Dr. Emil Helfferich, president' of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, the "Hochi Shimbun" reported today in a speci "The two prominent Germans, the French newspapers stated, were on important missions with the aim strengthening the—anti<Comintern axis by. explaining to Japanese leaders why Germany concluded a pact with the Soviet Union and by Arranging for 2 reo of the Japanese-German trade negotiations, the "Hochi" message said.
French diplomatic circles, the dispatch continued, were closely watching these German attempts 10 strengthen the Berlin-Tokyo anti Comintern axis which appeared to be seriously shaken by the conclusion. fof the German-Soviet non-aggression pael—Domel.
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