Ex.579-599. German-Japanese-Italian relations
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is part of: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
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creator: Conde, David W.
issued: 2015-03-16
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note: Doc No. 4025B Page 1 NOTE TO TELEGRAM NO , 594, OF JUNE 19 P'ROM TOKJG PS? INDO-CHINA "Japan's thanks for the friendly German attitude in the China conflict have come pretty late; the sacrifices which we in fact made for Japan (steppage'of sending war supplies to China and ccnsequenlly sacrifice of supply of important Chinese raw material) have as yet received no recognition from the Japanese, let alone economic compensation. Japan's desire for a friendly gesture from Germany is somewhat strange in view of the attitude Japan has taken re economic relations with Germany during the war. "If this is to be used in countering the Japanese Ambassa- dor in the forthcoming conversations, the following examples can be introduced; (1)From the first, Japanese shipping has com- pletely subscribed to the French and English blockade. (2) For a long time the Japanese Government had not met German wishes for transit of goods through Japan and had only in the dark shown in recent months some obligingness. Thus an assignment of wolfram from Canton and an assignment of tin from Columbia was sent on to Germany. Recently the Japanese Government even offered us 100 tons each of wolfram and tin from its own stocks to be delivered without cost. However, there are still unfilled requests -- e .gincreasing the Japanese shipping service to Vladivostock which is only made the port ol call three tines a month by one Japanese steamer. Also ? further shipment of tin from Columbia has not been possi- ble up till now because of the refusal of the Japanese shipping company. • (3) In January of this year, Japan concluded a mono- poly agreement with Manchuria for the supply of soya-beans without telling us anything, although we had been the biggest customers up till then, e.g. 800,000 tons in 1938. After our remonstration, Japan has up till now only released 70,000 tons to be supplied to us from Man- churia. (4) Japan still refuses to transport home in small groups from America the crew of the Colombu…
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