London, Aug. 23.
Further crippling the German war machine's striking power, British aircraft severely bombed and damaged important German military objectives on Wednesday night, although weather conditions were again unfavourable, Only one British bomber, according to an Air Ministry communique, failed to return from the operations, which were mainly directed against key railway centres, aerodromes and oil refineries, the latter including the Brabag refineries at Magdeburg and the Deurag installations at Hanover.
Tokyo, Aug. 93.
A stronger Japanese policy toward Great Britain and the United States was indicated by the "Asahi Shimbun" in an editorial today predicting the purging of pro-British and American elements in the Foreign Office and diplomatic staff of Japan.
The Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, intends to carry out a thorough reorganization of the Foreign Office by employing "a mixture of talent" and "purging Foreign Office members regarded as belonging fo the so-called American-British faction, as a step toward the reorientatien of Japanese diplomacy," the "Asahi Shimbun" said.
Commenting on Mr. Matsuoka's recall of 40 Japanese diplomats, including five ambassadors, 19 ministers five counsellors and 11 Consuls General, the "Asahi" predicted the retirement of further diplomats abroad and shifts of virtually all the departmental chiefs of the Foreign Office. The newspaper said Mr. Matsuoka would use a mixture of talent from the Foreign Office and unofficial circles.
"Inevitable" Recall "At Coen and Abbeville,' communique declares, "our bombed an aerodrome, causing explosions on runways and landing grounds and setting hangars on fire. Searchlight batteries were extinguished by gunfire."—Reuter.
The "Asahi" said the recall of the Japanese Ambassador to Washington, Mr. Kensuke Horinouchi, was inevitable, because he had suffered a diplomatic blow when the United (Continued on page 2, col. 2 3
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