SOVIET-JAPANESE TALKS
Liberals Condemn Proposal CNJZ. Press Association—Comrrlaht) TOKYO. October 1. Eighty members of the Japanese Prime Minister’s own Liberal Party met today to condemn his scheduled visit to Moscow and pledge themselves to do all possible to prevent it. The Prime Minister. Mr Hatoyama, is scheduled to leave Tokyo for Moscow on October 6 to conclude an agreement expected to re-establish diplomatic relations between Japan and the Soviet Union.
The formula proposed would defer consideration of Japan’s claims to territory in the northern island chain of the Kuriles.
Today’s meeting expressed concern that this formula would, in fact, mean Acknowledging the loss of Etorofu and Kunashin in the Kuriles. The dissidents also expressed dissatisfaction that the Hatoyama formula, as so far made public, fails to cover the position of the Habomai and Shikotan Islands off the coast of Hokkaido.
The critics also object that letters exchanged between the Prime Ministers, Marshal Bulganin and Mr Hatoyama, relative to the proposed agreement, have been kept secret, especially from the party’s foreign policy committee.
The make-up of Mr Hatoyama’s party for Moscow is expected to be completed tomorrow at a Cabinet meeting.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19561003.2.37
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28089, 3 October 1956, Page 6
Word Count
190SOVIET-JAPANESE TALKS Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28089, 3 October 1956, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in