Tokyo, June 13.
Only way out of a stalemated Japanese-Netherlands East Indies economic negotiation lay in a display of high statesmanship by both sides as Japan could not make any further concessions, with no more room for compromise existing, Mr, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Chief Japanese Delegate at Batavia, told the "Nichi-Nichi" this afternoon in one of the two radiophone conversations today.
Asserting he had made the maximum concessions in a sincere effort to bring about an amicable solution in Japanese-Netherlands East Indies trade relations, Mr. Yoshizawa said he was now unwilling to go to the extent of sacrifice ing Japan's stand.
The Japanese delegate declared he had booked passage aboard the Nissho Maru leaving Batavia on June 29, but he did not know. whether the entire Japanese Delegation would be withdrawn, pending receipt of final instructions from Tokyo.
Questioned whether the strong attitude of the Japanese press was in-fluoricing Batavia, Mr. Yoshizawa said the Netherlands' East Indies stand remained firm and unchanged—
Domei Washington, June 13.
ELIABLE circles disclosed yesterday that plans have been nearly completed for a major reshuffling of American, British, Australian and Chinese merchant tonnage in the Pacific and Indian Oceans in order to provide more bottoms for maintaining Britain vital trans-Atlantic routes.
It was reported that the unani nounced visit here of Mr. W. J. Keswick, former Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council and head of Jardine, Matheson & Ca., figured in the final shaping up of plans.
Mr. Keswick, it was understood, conferred with the British Shipping Commission, the U.S. Department of State and Far Eastern shipping experts. He was said to have represented British shipping interests in the Pacific in the pending move,
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