Tokyo, June 17.
Mr. Koh Ishii. Deputy Spokesman of the Board of Information, told foreign correspondents at today's press conference that the contents of the Gove ernment's instructions to Mr. Ken-nichi Yoshizawa. Chief Japanese Delegate to the Netherlands East jes economic talks, could not be lo public nor could any statement be issued clarifying Japan's attitude toward the Netherlands East Indies questions until Mr. Yoshizawa ha acted under the instructions.
Mr. Ishii disclosed that Mr. Yoshizawa had requested clarification of some points in the instructions which were sent on June 14, adding that a statement would be given out when Mr. Yoshizawa received the Government's reply to his enquiry—Domei Washington, June 17.
The State Department yesterday revealed that 152 Germans with consular status and 23 German-American employed clerks and translators will be affected by President Roosevelt's order against Nazi consulates and propaganda agencies in the United States.
The German library of information has 42 employees who will be subject to expulsion.
Officials said safe conduct will be sought for the return of the German consuls to their homes as well as for employees, despite the latters lack of official standing.
Federal agents have been scrutintzing activities of Axis consular agents for months, it was revealed. They also closely followed the activities of those accredited to the German, library of information and German tourist agencies.
Information gathered by the F.B.L reportedly showed that the library of information was the chief purveyor of Nazi propaganda in the United States.
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