Tokyos vernacular press today prominently featured " despatches from. Washington describing State Department conferences on Satur-"with British, Australian and for the most part refrained from commenting.on the trend of developments, the strongest public announcement of which was Mr, Cordell Hull's disclosure that the Netherlands East Indies would "fight aggression."
Mr. Hull made the statement following a conference with Dr. A London, Dutch Minister to Washing. ^on.
Describing Washington developments,-a headline in the "Yomiuri" said "Joint Anti-Japan Manæœuvres Discussed, Centered NEI, Question United Press.
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