DUTCH EAST INDIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24627, 7 June 1941, Page 9

DUTCH EAST INDIES

THE JAPANESE DEMANDS ECONOMIC CONCESSIONS ' BAT A VIA, June 5. Japan has demanded the acceptance, within 24 hours,, of proposals for sweeping ' economic concessions to Japan. The East Indies Government nas given no indication of yielding to this demand. The leader of the Japanese economic delegation, Mr Yoshizawa, said Japan's final proposals, which had been handed to the East Indies, would require a reply within 24 hours. "If the reply is unfavourable on the principal points my stay here will no longer be necessary," he said. "If the East Indies says 'No irrevocably, such a reply will be unfavourably recsived by Japan, and I shall leave within 24 hours. It will then become a matter between the Dutch and Japanese Governments." FINAL ANSWER GIVEN " DEMANDS REJECTED (Rec. 11.55 p.m.) BATAVIA, June 6. On behalf of the Netherlands Central Government in London, Mr Van Mook to-day handed Mr Yoshizawa a reply to the Note of May 19, in which Japan requested the East Indies to reconsider its attitude to the trade talks. It is understood that the reply does not accede to the Japanese demands, and limits the supplies of vital raw materials to what is considered Japan's domestic requirements. The Dutch affirm that their reply is a final answer, ending nine months of negotiations. It is believed that the maximum quantities of rubber, tin, quinine, and fat-producing products being allowed Japan are based on her average imports from the East Indies. A small margin above this may be permitted.