JAPANESE MONOPOLY

Taranaki Daily News, 13 November 1934, Page 11

JAPANESE MONOPOLY

TREND OF MANCHUKUO EVENTS. GUARDED BRITISH REFERENCES. British Wireless. Rugby, Nov. 7. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, was asked in the House of Commons if he could state whether the Japanese Government still stood by the principle of an “open door” as applied to Manchukuo, and whether the Government creation of an oil monopoly was an infringement of that principle. Replying, Sir John said the United Kingdom Government had communicated their views on the proposals for a monopoly to the authorities in Manchukuo and the Japanese Government. He had not yet received a reply to this communication and he would prefer in the meantime not to make any further announcement. Replying to another question, Sir John Simon said that in view of the strictly commercial and non-political character of the Federation of British Industries; unofficial mission to Manchukuo and Japan the question of the British Government’s approval of the mission had not arisen. The Government’s attitude towards the question of recognition of the present regime in. Manchukuo continued to be governed by the principles embodied ip the resolution taken by the League Assembly on February 24, 1933.