The Archive · 1941

Session in Brief Ceremony Last Bid for Peace in Pacific

Nippons in Panama

Tokyo, Nov. 16.

Tokyo, Nov. 16. 'APAN'S Imperial Diet met today in extraordinary session in neting a seen t's FORMED Japanese sources asserted today thal the dispatch of the face of an increasingly acute Pacific situation and heard the Kurusu mission to Washington represented the Japanese Angelo Ferrari, yesterday. denying Emperor Hirohito command Parliament to approve the supple that Japanese alone, were dare Government's last endeavour to break the Pacific crisis, and as a mentary budget and other urgent bills which he had instructed Iminaied against in Panama, Br. result developments of the next few days in Washington whi Teh, dept int of the, I state ministers to present in order to meet the "current situation." ard asserts in a star Saburo Kurusu was expected to confer with President The Empwror failed to refer to critical relations with the ment fo the "Japan Times and Adver-Roosevelt and Mr, Cordell Hull Secretary of State, were of the ser that the Minister for Panama United States—chief reason for summoning of the extra! ary seems to be almost unaware of actual almost importance. session.

Ju this connection, informed sources wiry, go, i, rat isn sty, "Te Poranin The Emperor's message was one of the briefest on record, said that if the United States really act Pes reas Gesires" to maintain peace in the disappointing observers who had expected him to issue special a of ae cis Paeifle, Washington should recognize instructions to the Diet. The experts held the generally accepted the Japanese nation's firm deter-Beige f afer eat ta" AES alt belief that the extraordinary session would be the most important seer dS ede mination to surmount any obstacle {n order to achieve her set policies. in the nation's history due to the unprecedented crisis, partieular-Soar auiuneea ches To Show Empire's Unity ly in connection with strained Japanese-American relations.

Solon rune me 'These sources pointed out that the 'Phe message did not even refer to fof the Chinese coast running 2,000 fis Sasa cee special' Diet session which Emperor sta Mig a the customary expression of gratiieanautical miles in length, 'The Navy Besa a dam tare "ie ton "over the nation's more 'Iaulmate had secured safely of navigation along Hirohito was' formally "opening this morning was especially convoked 10 rat wilh front ators a el approximately 80) nautical miles on isecastane Mara one tunity the Empire's. 100,000,000 people ig Japan's perennial policy of ™al Gory toward establishing "work the Yangize River, acting in close saves "Sthanh an ala award copying with any eventual Toe, "Ultenhationaliie Nach choukuo would fully support Japan concert with forces, while

military uniform: when, Pepineror Hirohito, war lad aval air units were keeping up o Shimbun ™ predicted that Mr, Kure constant al lack on enemy supply Ere Ute te ware points, and other important military Opened the session, "A lange number railed rom Enlrng Yana members of the diplomatic corps Naval forces since the beginning er Sind foreign correspondents, wearing of this year have participated in morning. coats, attended the opening Japan's Economic Power Tanding Operations. at 26 different ier era of tes Gen The Reserint points, he added.—Domet.

Tardenthy Rope that Sapa will ge And Freezing Orders The Emperor read the Imperial Deen the Off eae nae cee a Rescript inva ceremony before men\- Tokyo, Nov, 17, Ware sein Mat oni Ne.

Bers' Se both chambers of the Diet DAEaas Shoat ens of Japanese assets in the a es coven Te'the. Assembly "Hall of the House Peers. Following. is text of the sips re sen United Slates "and" Great Britain

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