Batavia, June 5, With the Japanese economic delegates expecting an answer from the Dutch within 24 hours and the Dutch reiterating that their standpoint has not been changed, tension increased here today, The Japanese have threatened that they would not be satisfied with what the Dutch were prepared to give them and that the mater may be referred to the Governments concerned, thus eliminating the economic aspect of the problem, "The Dutch fear that the addi. tional rubber and tin available to the Japanese in Indo-China and Thailand may be used to supply Germany, while the raw materials to be procured from the NEI, would be used by the Japanese themselves, A Dutch spokesmaitysaid that "we are not sure this wili\happen, but we can't afford to take\chances of anything falling in the enemy's hands,"
It was believed that the Japanese delegation would immediately reject the Dutch reply if the Dutch still would refuse to yield to the Japanese demands,—United Press, Reply Being Studied Batavia, June 5, 1t is reliably learned ' that the answer of the Netherlands Government to the economic proposals submitted by the Japapnese is still under consideration, and is expected to be handed to "Mr, Yoshizawa, chief of the Japanese delegation, Shortly,—Reuter, Answer Today Batavia, June 5, The answer of the Netherlands Government to the economic proposals submitted by the Japanese will be handed over to Mr. Yoshizawa, chief of the Japanese delegation, tomorrow at 10 a.m, in the presence of both delegations. No official publication whatever about the contents of the an: is expected,—
Reuter,
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