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THE CHINA MAIL, APRÍL 10, 1940
GIANT JAPANESE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Tokyo, To-day.
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THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT is contemplating the inauguration of two major economic po- licies, according to the Japanese press. Aim of the first will be to strengthen and stabilise.Ja- pan's four-year materials mobilisation plan, with a view to facilitating her huge new national de- fence programme, which is planned to be so powerful that no other power will dare to men- ace Japan.
The second policy will embrace Ja-policy, a draft of which is expected to pan, North China, Manchukuo and
76th Diet next be presented to the Inner Mongolia, with emphasis on the Spring. objective of an economic bloc which In addition to coal, iron, light_me- will be self-sufficient and self-sup-tals, liquid fuel, soda, salt, ammonium sulphate, gold, pulp, machine-tools,
porting.
al- Large-scale expansion of indus- rubber, wool and other articles trial and agricultural productive ca- ready embraced by Japan's materials pacity is envisaged in both the pro-mobilisation programme, it is expect- jected programmes, detalls of which ed that the following essentials will are expected to be developed in abe included in the revised plan: rice, conference to be held shortly in wheat, miscellaneous grains, staple Tokyo of experts nominated by the foodstuffs, special machine-tools, arti- China Affairs Board and the Ja-ficial rubber and synthetic gasoline.- panese Ministries of Finance, Com-Reuter. merce and Industry, Agriculture and Forestry, War and Navy.
The new domestic economic policy will centre about the existing mater- ials mobilisation programune put into effect last year, which will be broad- .ened to include the acquisition of a greater number of important mater- ials, and will probably be extended to cover the 1944/45 financial year,
NATIONAL CONTROL
1,000 NEW TRUCKS FOR GENERALISSIMO
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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") Shanghai, To-day.
It is learned from Yunnanfu that the fleet of some 3,000 trucks operat- ing on the highways of south-west China will soon be increased by 1,000 new trucks to be purchased with part of the $20,000,000 U. S. Ioan to China.
A much higher degree of national control will be required to operate the-Havas.
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