In Nissyo Maru on June 29
Batavia. June 17.
Following the collapse of the Japanese-Netherlands East Indies economic negotiations, Mr. Kenkichi Yoshizawa. Chief of the Japanese Delegation. jnformed the N.E.I. Governor-General, Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, that the Japanese economic delegation will withdraw from Batavia aboard the Nissyo Maru on June 29° in accordance with instructions from the Tokyo government.
The decision brought to an end negotiations which had been carried on since early in February by Mr. Yoshizawa following the former Commerce and Industry Minister's (Mr Kobayashi) return to Japan. It war recalled that Mr. Kobayashi opened negotiations last summer.
In a one-hour meeting from 5 o'clock this afternoon with the Netherlands Est Indies authorities Mr. Yoshizawa explained the nature of his government's instructions and presented final demands. He declared. however. that since the Netherlands East Indies had evaded Japan's demands, a continuation of the negotiations was meaningless.
Also present at the meeting were the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Yutaka Ishizawa. Jonkheer H. J. van Meek, Director of the Economic Affairs Department and Jonkheer J. E- van Hoogstraten. Director of the Commerce Department.
Following the conclusion of the meeting between Mr. Yoshizawa and the Governor-General at 6 o'clock. a joint communique was issued by the Japanese and Netherlands East Indies delegations stressing that relations between the two countries would not the affected by the breakdown of the negotiations—Domei.
(Tokyo Assures NEI. om page 8)-
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