TREATY ENDED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 24032, 1 August 1941, Page 7

TREATY ENDED

ACTION BY BRITAIN NECESSITY REGRETTED COMMENT BY MR. EDEN (Reed. 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 30 in a statement in the House of Commons, reported by the British official wireless, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, said: "His Majesty's Ambassador in Tokio, on behalf of the Governments of India and Burma, as well as the United Kingdom, has notified the Japanese Government of the termination of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of 1911, and the supplementary convention of 1925, covering commercial relations between Japan, India and Burma. Steps by Dominions "As party to the 1911 treaty, His Majesty's Governments in Canada and New Zealand, in respect of their own trade agreements with Japan, each made a similar notification to the Japanese Government. "It is a matter of regret tlujt relations with Japan should have reached the present stage," Mr. Eden added, "but the fault does not lie with His Majesty's Government. Japan complains of encirclement, yet it is Japan herself, who. by successive acts of aggression, has drawn closer together, in self-defence, countries which lie in her path and whose territories and interests are ever more sharply threatened. "I cannot believe that statesmanship in Japan is entirely dead or blind, and [ sincerely trust that those responsible for the destinies of the Japanese Empire will reflect, while there is yet time, where the present policy is leading them." Chinese Credits "The effect of freezing Chinese credits is to halt all financial transactions on Japanese accounts, whether for financing trade or other purposes, which are not licensed by authorities ol the United States, the Netherlands Fast Indies or the Governments of the British Commonwealth. 'I he object is to prevent evasion, in those parts of China occupied by Japanese, of the effect of tho order freezing Japanese assets, and to enable assistance to he given to the Chinese economy by releasing such assets only tor approved purposes. "Steps have also been taken to withdraw ships' warrants from Japanese shipping lines." Mr. Fden .said that, while each of the Governments would he responsible for its own action in granting a licence in respect of any transaction, the matter of exercising control would proceed by consultation. He said there had not for a long time been any deliveries of oil to Japan. FIGHT IF NEEDED INTEGRITY OF INDIES (Real. 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 31 Tt is stated in London that Britain will move against Japan if she attacks the Netherlands Fast Indies. Broadcasting from England to nil Dutch people, states the British official wireless, Queen Wilhelniina of the Netherlands said: "Should circumstances arise owing geographical situation of the Netherlands East Indies which force a fight upon us. there is no doubt whatsoever that we would, with our allies, accept that fight." . A cablegram from Batavia says the Fast Indies Government is awaiting the result of discussions in London, Washington and Canberra before implementing its future policy in regard to Japan, with which trade at present is at a standstill. Dutch officials deny a Domei news agency report that negotiations have started to replace the agreement between the Javasche Bank and the Yokohama Specie Bank suspended on Mondav.

The Kconomic Bureau lias completed a special concession under which 7000 Japanese nationals living In the East Indies can carry on their normal internal business.