OIL FOR RUSSIA
WITHDRAWAL OF U.S.A. SHIPS FROM VLADIVOSTOK ROUTE. REASON STILL OBSCURE. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) WASHINGTON, October 23. The exact reason for the cessation of American oil shipments to Vladivostok appears to be obscure, despite the Maritime Commission's explanations. Well-informed circles say the decision is not a conciliatory gesture, but it could remove a point of friction between the two countries (the United States and Japan). I It is pointed out that the ruling applies only to American ships and that Soviet-owned or chartered vessels are still free to carry cargoes from America to Vladivostok. Some observers suggest that the decision was made at the request of Russia, which is anxious to avoid a clash with Japan. Another reason could be the desire of the United States to protect her shipping from seizure or even a warlike move by the Tojo Cabinet. The decision is hailed in Tokio as a Japanese diplomatic victory.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAITA19411024.2.62
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 October 1941, Page 6
Word count
Tapeke kupu
160OIL FOR RUSSIA Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 October 1941, Page 6
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Wairarapa Times-Age. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in