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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1941.
JAPANESE CAMPAIGN AGAINST N.E.I. Great
"A GROSSLY inaccurate picture of the Emotion
actual progress and subjects of the negotia- tions" is the comment of well-informed Dutch circles in London on the Tokyo spokes- man's caustic comment on the fact that the trade talks between the Japanese and the Dutch in Batavia are hanging fire.
The Rome correspon- dent of the "Basler Nachrichten,” writing of "The capitulation the Duke of Aosta, says: has caused great sorrow and profound emotion" in Rome.
The comment of the "Yomiuri Shimbun" and the "Chugai Shogyo" alleging deliberate protraction of the negotiations, is equally Duke's prolonged resistance would
condemned.
The Dutch East Indies, as part of the Dutch Empire, these circles point out, naturally has her vital interests involved in the war and looks to an Allied victory as the ultimate outcome.
DAMAGED HEINKEL FINISHED OFF
An
Consequently, she can neither view problems which may
Admiralty communique give states: "On Monday night a Heinkel direct or indirect advantage to her, 11 was engaged and shot down enemy with equanimity, nor agree that these problems be called pre- texts deliberately used for delay- ing the progress of the talks.
Japan
the
Rome had hoped That
have prevented the British with- drawing troops for use in Libya.
However, according to the "National Zeitung," Berlin circles say the Duke's enpitulation is un- Iniportant because the main part of the British forces in Abyssinia had withdrawn long ago and sent
Reuter. to Libya and Iraq.
RELIEF TO COST
U.S. LESS
President Roosevelt has asked Are Congress for an $886,000,000 re- M. mine-lief appropriation for the year No beginning July 1. This amount
off the East Coast by H. M. traw- lers Tranio, Thomas Leeds and Stella Leonis. The enemy aircraft had previously been under cannot reproach the and damaged by H. Dutch authorities. London circles | sweeper Princess Elizabeth. recall that the first Japanese dele-casualty or damage was sustain-is $109,000,000 below the estimate gation arrived in Batavia Un September 12, 1940. Its program- less.
ed by our ships." British Wire-in the budget, says Reuter from me was solely concerned with oll products. Mr. Kobayashi, head of the delegation, left Batavin On October 21. The contract with the oil companies was signed on November 12.
Not until December 28 was the Japanese delegation. under its present leader. reconstructed,
while the Japanese agenda for the negotiations was not submit- ted until January 16, 1941.
Leadership Claim
Meantime, the
conference was interrupted by an official Japan- ese staterhent which raised the question whether Japan's claim to leadership in East Asia included the Dutch East Indies. When re- tations had been adjusted, the parleys were energetically renew- ed in mid-February.
The last and final formulation of the Japanese standpoint re- vised as a result of the parleys was submitted on May 15.
In view of the above facts, al- ready generally known from an earlier public announcement, it is considered astonishing that such a distorted version of the affairs should have been given in Japan- ese comment.
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