Tokyo, June 24.
'Mr. Koh Ishi, Deputy Spokesman for the Cabinet' Information Board, hinted today that negotiations with the Netherlands East Indies might be Feopened shortly as a result of the Soviet-German hostilities.
He pointed out that outbreak of the war nullified the N-E's previous objections to supplying Japan raw materials because of fears that these war materials would reach the Axis powers via Japan and Russi He said the outbreak of war derived the N.EI. authorities of the /grounds on which they had been ba ting their objections to Japan's eco-
Following the withdrawal of Mr. Kenkich! Yoshizawa, Japanese chief delegate, from the Batavia economic negotiations, these will be continued by" Mr. Yutaka Tshizawa, Japanese [Consul-General at Batavia, the deputy spokesman added.—United Press, Singapore, June 24, With the establishment of the new Malaya Broadcasting Corporation, plans for which are now well vanced, Singapore will soon become. 2 vitally important link in the war time British radio chain around the world.
The Corporation is to be established by the Governor-in-Council with Dir, Erle Davis, Director-General of
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