Tathoku. July 5, Mr, Kenkichl Yoshizawa, chiot of the Japanese delegation to. the Nether andy "East Indies economic talles, voiced the belief that the Netherlands East Indies authorities are sincerely desirous of improving" Japanese Netherlands East Indies "relations. when he reached Keelung from Batavia "aboard the Nissyoy Maru. yesterday evening accompanied by ten members of the delegation, 'While regretting the failure to con clude a written agreement with the Netherlands East Indies despite shy months' effort, Mr, Yoshizawa said that a certain degree of understanding was obtained at a final meeting. with Governor-General Tjarda van. Star-
Tokyo, July 4.
Mr, Koh Ishii, Deputy Spokesman of the Cabinet "Information Board, fold foreign correspondents today that he could not add anything 10 the announcement issued on July 2, that the government had leached a complete agreement on views régarding the current situation at the Imperil Conference.
The spokesman. added, however, that there were "so many questions involved. Mr. Ishii further disclosed that the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, informed the Soviet Amassador,'M. Constantin Smetanin of Japan's attitude when the latter eallat the Foreign Office on Wednes. Say following the government's an-
"Since then the Netherlands East Indies authorities' attitude has changed greatly and they have deepened their understanding of the Japanese" he said. adding that Japanese Consul-General_ Yutaka Ishizawa's advice to Netherlands East Indies and. Japanese residents to. remain calm and to. go about then business as usual had brightened the atmosphere In the Netherlands East Indies remarkably, Regarding future Netherlands Bast Indies-Japanese relations Mr, Yoshlzawa said, "It the two parties proceed. fon a basis of mutual understanding, [there should not be any real obstacles jin the way for. establishing satistactory trade and economic relations."—Domei.
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