The Archive · 1941

Fourth Imperial Conference

The conference was the fourth Im. perial conference since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.

Emperor Hirohito attended the con ference, which resulted in complete agreement on Japanese policy,. Mr, Kenji Tomita, Chief Cabinet Secretary announced, Mr. Tomita did not disclose what the policy was.

The meeting began at 10 a.m, and ended at 12 noon and came às a climax to frequent meetings of government leaders and the High Command ever since Germany invaded Russia, In addition to the Emperor those present at the conference included Prince Fumimaro Konoye, Premier; Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Foreign Minister; Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, Home ulster; Mr. Isao Kawada, Finance Minister; Lieutenant-General Hideki Tejo, War Minister; Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, Navy Minister; Lieutenant-General Teiichi Suzuki, Governor of the Plannirg Board; Mr. Yoshimichi Hara, President of the Privy Council; General Gen Sugiyama, Chief of the Army General Staff, and Admiral Osami Nagano, Chief of the Navy General Staff.

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