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** JAP OCCUPATION ARMIES Received Mondav, 7 p.m. TOK1C). August 12. llr. Yoshida has ctated that the Jap aiiese Governmeiit is appreheusive lesl the l * n i l ol States speeds up the evacuation oi' troops, tlius ending the occupution at an early date. Japan wishes to returu to her prosperous prewar life Imt with peaee and world responsibility. Mr. Yoshida expressed the opinion that this will take a longer ocetipation thau niost Auierieans realise. He deelared: " It is either this or Russia takes us over. You have your ehoiee. The Emperor is like our father in our family. We need liim. " lle added that any ohanga inight bring uneertainty. .Mr. Yoshida estiniates that there will l>e live million uneinployed by the end oi' the year, ineluding many soldiers, and he said that if Britain and America perniitted Japan could niake clieuj) cotton goods and other usei'ul articles for the Far East, at right prices for Asiatics. On the other hand, if Britain and America try to sell Ihese articles, tlieir higli prices wili boost iniiation in China and Southeast Asia.
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Chronicle (Levin), 13 August 1946, Page 5
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