Tokyo, Feb. 4.
Japanese Government will riot make any reply to the representation of the, Dutch Government in London rejecting participation in the "East Asia ce-prosperity sphere," which was filed on January 31 by General Jean C. Pabst, Dutch Minister to Tokyo, Mr. Koh Ishii, Cabinet Information Board spokesman, said today.
Mr. Chulchi Ohashi, Japanese Vice-'Minister of Foreign Affairs, has informed Gen, Pabst of Japan's policy relative to the Netherlands East Inies will not be affected by the Dutch Government's protest and will be continued. Mr. Ishii declared.
"He denied the Batavia trade ne~ golistions were at a standstill assert~ ug. that NET. authorities expected to make counter-proposals this week to Mr. Kenichi Yoshizawa, head of fof the Japanese "Economic Mission, Fegarding the all supply—United Press.
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