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Tokyo, Jan.
Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Foreign Minister, today stressed that he expected a further strengthening of relations between Japan and Germany upon the arrival at Berlin of the new Japanese Amabssador, Lieutenant-General. Hiroshi Oshimn pitt; Matsuoka made this, statement n'a speech at a special send-off meet ing honouring Gen. Oshima who will shortly proceed to. Berlin. Gen. Oshima was Japanese Ambassador to [Berlin once before and is known for his strong pro-German policies.
Mr." Matsuoka, said that the conclusion of the Tripartite Pact between Japan, Germany. and Italy was no Jaccident because the signatories were spiritually bound by a common ideal for the construction of a new world—United Press.
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