NEW JAPANESE CABINET FORMED
MR MATSUOKA SUPERSEDED
(United Press Association —Telegraph Copyright) (Rec. 1 a.m.) TOKYO, July 18. The new Japanese Cabinet formed by Prince Konoye was announced in Tokyo today. The principal change is that Mr Matsuoka has been superseded in the office of Foreign Minister by the Minister of Commerce and Industry in the former Cabinet. The officially inspired Japan Times says that the new Government will enable Japan to get on with the work of settling the Chinese problem. This is the basis of the new Government’s programme.
The Domei News Agency says that Prince Konoye reached a complete agreement with the Army and Navy leaders about the formation of a new Cabinet, which would give precedence to Japan’s war-time structure.
An official announcement said that the former Cabinet had decided to resign to make way for a stronger Government, capable of effective execution of national policies for coping with the ever-changing world situation. Cabinet felt keenly the necessity for a rapid strengthening of the domestic structure, as well as a drastic renovation within itself.
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Southland Times, Issue 24491, 19 July 1941, Page 7
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