Tokyo, July 1.
The Foreign Office spokesman was asked at a press conference today whether some Army officials were [dissatisfied with the statement made on Saturday by Mr. Hachiro Arita, the Foreign Minister.
There were various rumours afloat, the spokesman replied, but Mr. Arit address had been submitted to the; various Ministers of State concerned before its delivery.
Regarding the question whether! Japan's "new order" policy included, French Indo-China, the spokesman French Indo-China formed part of East Asia, he added, but declined to enumerate the countries to which Japan's "new order" policy would be applied. He admitted, however, that it would be extended south across the Equator.
The spokesman denied that Mr. Arita's statement on April 15, regard-Jing the maintenance of status quo in the Netherlands East Indies and his address om Saturday were contradictory. The statement on April 25, the spokesman declared, was "specific a realistic" while Reuter.
On Other Fronts Ata Japanese Army Air Base, Sian, the capital of Shensi, yesterday morning subjected to bombing raids by three Japanese 'Army flying squadrons, the press sec~ tion of the Japanese' Expeditionary Forees to China announced last night.
The Japanese raiders set fire to the establishments of the Chinese Com-nunnists at several places before Folurning to their bases safely, the announcement stated.—Domel
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