Because of increasing tension in relations between Japan and the Netherlands East Indies many Japanese residents are lea the East Indies, according to a report received from Batavia by the daily Women and children bes evacuate at the begini of year. With negotiations shawl signs of improving 57 more Japanese evacuated on May 31, Forty-seven women and ch "Meanwhile, it is reported from Ankara that the Russian Ambassador to Turkey is on his way back to Moscow, and from Madrid that the Spanish Foreign Minister, Senor Serrano Suner, had interviews yesterday with the Ambassadors of Britain, America, Italy, Germany and Chile, and the Turkish Charge d'Affaires, Cripps in London The arrival in England of the British Ambassador to Soviet Russia, Sir Stafford Cripps, who-recently left Moscow by air via Sweden, was officially announced in London, last night, The Foreign Office published the following statement: "Sir Stafford Cripps, His Majesty's Ambassador in Moscow, who has returned to Eng. land for consultation, was met on his arrival by Mr, R. A. Butler, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and by Mr, Victor Mallet, representing the For-
It was earlier announced that the Ambassador was coming to London Secretary." at Mr, Eden's request and that after a few days in London he would return to Moscow.
Sir Malcolm Robertson, a Member of Parliament and former British Ambassador to the Argentine, has been appointed Chairman of the British Council (whose aims include the promotion of mutual interchange of knowledge and ideas with other nations), He succeeds the late Lord Lloyd.
He was British Minister in Montevideo in 1912-13, Minister to Brazil till 1915 and then went to Washington were he was First Secretary till 1918, After serving on various European posts he was appointed Minister to the Argentine in 1925, raised to the.|rank of Ambassador in 1927 and remained in Buenos Aires tij 1929 when he retired from diplomacy, was eleoted member of Parliament and became director of several important corporations, Reorganization of the British diplomatic service, announced by Mr. Eden in the House of Commons yesterday was based on a report by Sir. Malcolm Robertson—feuter, sailing today.
Kitano Maru and Haruna M: reported to be completely booked up for future sailings.
The nature of the Japanese Gov-€rnment's instructions to Mr. Yoshizawa, chief delegate, will be made public today or tomorrow' along with the Government's views on the negotiations, it was reported to Reuter.
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