SOVIET'S WISER POLICY
MEW OF JAVANESE AMBASSADOR Received Oct. 16, 1.5 a.m. TOKIO, Oct. 15. The Asahi Shimbun's Hsinking correspondent reports that the new Ambassador, Mr. Tatekawa, who left for Moscow, said that Japan does not need to worry about the reported Anglo-American rapprochement or overtures to the Soviet. He claim 3d that the wise’’ policy for the Soviet would be to be friendly with neighbouring Japan than to “shake hands with distant America.” The Soviet undoubtedly was aware that it could not ignore Japan's naval strength; also that it was difficult to continue to trade with America without previously securing Japo-Soviet relations. Mr. Tatekawa added that he would start negotiations with the Soviet with | a clean slate, not taking over where Lieut.-General Togo had left. off.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 244, 16 October 1940, Page 5
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