The Archive · 1941

Kawai Siresses Japan's Peaceful Intentions

No Sign of War Between Australia, Japan Seen Mar, 18, Japan had no aggressive inten: tions against anyone, declared the rst Japanese Minister to Australia, "Mr, Tatsuo Kawai, in a press interview, today, fe could not See at present amy sign of war between Australia an Japan, Mr. Kawai Problems between the two countries appeared to be in newspapers, Referring to Anglo-Japanese telations, Mr, Kawai said international students fu Japan deplored abolition the Anjlo-Jápanese alliance ori Britain's initiative and its reptácement by the, Washington Naval Treaty: "It was a poor substitute for the alliance."—Reuter,

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