The Archive · 1941

Tokyo Approves Final Orders

To Yoshizawa

Tokyo, June 13, Following a lengthy explanation of details by the Foreign Minister (Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, the regular meeting of the Cabinet held this morning approved the contents of the Japanese Government's instruc tions to Mr, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Chief Japanese Delegate to the Netherlands East Indies parleys, as formulated on June 11 at the liaison conference between the Government and the High Command, Final instructions to Mr. Yoshizawa, as well as a statement enunciate ing the Japanese Government's policy toward the Netherlands East Indies, were expected to be made known tomorrow when they reach the Chief Japanese Delegate at Batavia, Meanwhile, during he course of the meeting Mr. Matsuoka also touched broadly on the aspects of the Japanese-Soviet trade agreement concluded yesterday, as well as on matters relating to readjustment of Japanese-Soviet relations, The session adjourned at 11,50 o'clock after listening to a report by Mr, Tsuneo Kanemitsu, Welfare Minister, on his latest inspection trip to the Hidachi coal mine in Toshigi

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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