UNFRIENDLY ACT
JAPANESE VIEW
AUSTRALIAN DUTIES
TOKIO, July 14.
The Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Amau, declared that Japan was unable to consider as friendly Australia's imposition of high duties on Japanese goods when Japan declined an Australian request to reduce exports by two-thirds. Moreover, the new tariffs were certainly aimed at Japanese goods, despite Australia's claim that they were non-discriminatory. "Japan is unable to suspend the Trade Protection Law unless Australia abandons her new tariff policy" he declared. He added that Japan does not intend to rupture the trade parleys, and is ready to resume, even under the present conditions, but the Australian Government and business circles should recognise the actual situation and endeavour to arrive at an amicable settlement based on the principle of reciprocal trade.
He made this statement in reply to that of-,Sir Henry Gullett, Australian Minister in charge of trade Treaties, on July 9, when he announced that Japanese goods, subject to the licensing system, were to be prohibited from entering Australia.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 13, 15 July 1936, Page 11
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