The Archive · 1941

US. Feared

Last but not least ts Japan's fear a move by the United States, Her fenders: are. convinced thet Washing-{on te deeply. interested. in the fats Of" Vindivortok, the. port through Which Ametioah ald to" the Russlane would be shipped, as long as Moscovr fan resi the Germans, but that thie Interest would be Tost altogether the day" Soviet Russia collapses, "Thus, the. Japanese Government will Probably" do nothing. against Russia unit there' are slime of her collapse, "Neither is Japan likely Start'a southward drive in the mean= time, for fear that a rent "in the. Sovi ight catch her unawares just ata Hime when it would. be too Into for her'ta turn back—Havas'Telomontion and therefore could not comment on foreign reports hat Japan had recalled Japanese vessels from the Atlantic, Referring to the United States-Burma, trade agreement, recently concluded, Mr. Ishii said that ly 181s a Commercial deal with which Japan has nothing to do, but it is not a friendly move toward Japan when if is remembered that ald Chungking will be strengthened through Burma."

The spokesman declined to labor. ate on the Governments statement of Wednesday. announcing that the policy of -Japan anent the Rusto-German war had been decided upon, Mr. Ishii said, however, that Mr. Yosuke Matnioks, Foreign Minister, had informed M. Constantin Sino! taum, Soviet Ambassador fo Tokyo, of Japan's decision—United Press.

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