Peace Treaty For Japan: Prime Minister’s Views
LONDON, October 3.—ln air interview iri.Tokio, the Prime Minister of Japan (Mr Yoshida) said he hoped that the Japanese peace treaty 'would be signed as soon as possible, but if it were signed during 1950 he did not see how the American, occupation ■forces could be withdrawn quickly without leaving Japan defenceless and in chaos. '' Mr Yoshida made the following points.’— ' . (1) The best advice he could give
about China would be to leave the Chinese alone. The British had interfered with them ,tob much during last century, and the Japanese had interfered too much this century. He thought that Russia would find too much interference unprofitable also. (2) Americans did not understand the Chinese, and Marshal Chiang Kaishek had not tried hard enough to bring about internal reforms. (3) He thought it would take a generation or two for Communism to spread from'China to Japan. (4) Japan’s austerity Budget for-the next fiscal year would be balanced for the first time, in 15. greats. ..
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Greymouth Evening Star, 5 October 1949, Page 9
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