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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 30, 1988.

POLITICAL TURMOIL OVER CHINA POLICY General Ugaki And Advisers Tender Resignations

Army Objects To NO CHANGE Bid For Agreement IN JAPAN'S

With Britain

Tokyo, To-day.

FOREIGN POLICY

policy.

Tokyo, To-day.

HOUSE OF LORDS QUIETLY ADJOURNS

LONDON, TO-DAY-

The Foreign Minister, General Ugaki, handed in

Official circles assert that the WHEN THE HOUSE OF his resignation after a prolonged conference resignation of the Foreign Minister, LORDS MET YESTERDAY with the Premier, Prince Konoye, yesterday. General Ugaki, was not the result AFTERNOON, LORD STAN- The former Ambassadors, Mr. Sato and Mr. Arita,

of any change in Japan's foreign HOPE, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND who were recently appointed diplomatic advis- It is confirmed that Prince Konoye LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF ers to the Government and the deputy Foreign will temporarily combine the port LORDS, SUGGESTED THAT folio of Foreign Affairs with the THEY WOULD NOT DESIRE. Minister, Mr. Mayoeumoto, likewise resigned. Premiership.

TO DEBATE INTERNATIONAL Rumours persisted for some time that the Minister Four other Foreign Office officials AFFAIRS.

of Finance, Mr. Ikeda, had also offered his re-

resigned with Gen. Ugaki,--Reuter. signation, but Mr. Ikeda emphatically denied that there will be no change in the House, they trusted that, under these rumours in a statement to the press de-Japan's foreign policy, and that the guidance. claring that he did not see any reason why he Anti-Comintern Front and a deter- might be guided to a just and last- above all strengthening of the four states of Almighty God the should resign.

mined pursuance of the China ing settlement, and that the Prime The Army, so it is declared, re-, to creation of the "China Bureau." peatedly stressed that all other mat- CHINA OUT OF HANDS ters must be subordinated to con- Latest compromise suggested re- duct of the war with China in garding the scope of the China

Lord Stanhope added that speak- ing on behalf of every member of

meeting at Munich

policy is planned. Trang-Ocean. Minister, who had made such tre-

REUTER REVERSES ORDER

to

mendous and uneasing efforts ***, Tokyo, To-day. preserve -peace, might have those Main question arising out of the efforts crowned with success,

ter, Gen. Ugaki, was whether the entire Japanese Cabinet would Bast follow suit.

conformity with the Government Bureau's activities provided, it is resignation of the Foreign Minis-(Cheers) declaration of January, 1938, and declared, that all questions con- that the question of relations with nected with China and Far other Powers is so closely linked policy are to be dealt with by the with the Sino-Japanese conflict that Bureau under the direction of the it can not be separated from it. Premier, and communication with

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a five Ministers conference.

This would

for the courage and persistence he had shown in conducting affairs on behalf of Britain..

Lord Snell concurred. Lord Crew, on behalf of the Li- beral Party, endorsed the sentiments Itagaki (War Minister), Vice- tribute to the Prime Minister It is learned, however, that Gen of Lord Stanhope, and also para Admiral Yonai (Navy Minister), AGAINST BRITAIN

Mr. Ikeda (Finance) and Admiral Military quarters declare that the

have deprived the Suetsugu (Home Minister), were Army disapproved above all of the Foreign Office of one of its most im-strongly in favour of continuing in conversations, which were conducted portant functions, and would more office, making protraction of the by General Ugaki with the British over have given the Army a deci-Government's life almost certain. Mond Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, be- sive influence in control of the en-

tire Far Eastern policy. cause it considered these incompa- tible with the China policy demand- ed by the Army,

The House then adjourned until

Reuter

Japanese circles discount the theory that Gen. Ugaki's resigna- the attitude of the Civil Service as LARGE ISSUES

tion signifies a victory for the a whole, from which he is alleged Quarters close to the War Office

Army.

to have virtually isolated himself. point out that the conflict between The War Ministry therefore, with the Army and the Foreign Office,

́PERSONAL VIEW

Some quarters also hold Gen. Premier-Konoye's consent, reopened which is of long standing, was not the Chinese Bureau issue reflected Anglo-Japanese negotiations have

They say his adamant stand over Ugaki to blame for the fact that.. the shelved question of the Chins only due to divergences of opinion his own personal view rather than not made better progress. Reuter.

regarding questions connected di-

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Bureau.

After the resignation of General rectly with the Sino-Japanese con- Ugaki, other members of the Cabinet flict but involves larger issues. met and held a prolonged conference. Following the visit of the. Min- It was announced in the evening ister of Public Welfare, Marquis that the Premier, Prince Konoye, Kido, to the Imperial Palace, will be received by Emperor Hiro which was made at the Premier's hito to-day, and that he will be en-réquest and after a consultation trusted by the Emperor with con- with the Lord Keeper of the Seal, duct of foreign affairs, taking over Mr. Yuasa, it was apparently de the post. of Foreign Minister in ad- cided that Premier Konoye should dition to the Premiership.

take over the Foreign Ministry and Quarters close to the Foreign also retain his present post. Office declared that General Uga-l ki's resignation above all was due

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