The Archive · 1941

Privy Council Called

The Privy Council has been called to meet on Monday to consider the situation. In addition to developments in Indo-China and the freezing of credits, political circles believe that four additional decrees of the Emperor supplementary to the law of general mobilization will be conside 1 Tt was officially recogniz last night that President order was prom; dirt by the Franco-Japanese joint defence agree-

U.S. Action Said Due To Misunderstanding New York, July 27.

Mr. Monte Morishima, the Japanese in Consul-Gemeral i New York, stated yesterday that he believed that the United States action in freezing Japanese assets was "due to a great deal. of misundé on the part of the United States." Japan's entry into Indo-China, he added, was peaceful—Reuter. ment covering French Indo-China. The nce has issued re effective tomorrow, for the ó all a i3 ow og by application "of which io specie foreign firms in Japan,

Will be announced later.—Reuter,

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