| Show DENOUNCE JAP PACT Moscow Asserts Aerts Nips Have Aided Nazi Cause Caus Reds Note Radically Changed Situation In World in Notification Ending Neutrality on April 24 1946 For Reaction React to fo Russian Action See Page 2 cor Column mn 6 LONDON April 5 UP Russia UP-Russia Russia Thursday denounced her neutrality pact with Japan in an action believed to foreshadow he her ultimate entry into the Pacific war Announcement o of the action came a few hours after the fall of the Japanese government of Premier Gen presumably presumably pre pre- upon the he receipt of word from Moscow of the Russian action Foreign Minister 1 V. V M. M Molotov announced the soviet action to Japanese Ambassador Sato in Moscow As a result of the soviet action the Russo-Japanese Russo five five- year neu neutrality pact automatically expires at midnight April 24 1946 1916 The soviet action immediately opened grounds for specula speculation speculation tion upon the soviet entering the Pacific war and moving into action her pow powerful far eastern red banner army which has stood guard at t the frontiers of Siberia and Manchuria since long lone before before be be- be fore ore the outbreak k of the thO European war Points to Radically Changed Situation In World Molotov's 1 action was announced by radio Moscow The foreign minister advised Sato the account said that sin since e the pact was signed oh on April 13 1941 the world orld sit situation tion bad had changed considerably J Germany he noted h had d attacked the soviet union and Japan h ha aided Germany in the war against the soviet union f J In addition he 1 said Japan Japa is if at war against t Great Britain ii d d Stal i h 1 are re the alli fth t T he told t the of has lost its ita Therefore Sato e pact neutrality neutrality- sense sense and it iti itis is impossible for forit it to be continued The t text of f the radio Moscow announcement follows Today at 3 o'clock in in the afternoon the peoples people's com commissar commis commis' commissar m is sar sar for foreign affairs of the e U USSR S S R received th the Jap Japanese nese ambassador am am- Mr Sato and in the name of the soviet government made the following state statement ent to him a The pact of neutrality between the soviet loviet government and Japan was concluded April 13 1 1941 41 that is before the attack by Germany on the U USSR S S R and before the outbreak of of- war between between between be be- tween Japan on an th the one hand and Gr Great GrOat t Brit Britain in and the United States tates on the other v oJ II 4 Since then the situation has radically changed II 4 Germany invaded the 11 US USSR S S R and Japan an ally of Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many many- is is' helping the latter in its war agai against st the U US USSR S SR I aJ In addition Japan is at war against Great Britain and the U USA S A which arc are allies of the soviet union In such a situation situation situation situa situa- tion the neutrality pact between Japan and the U USSR S S R has lost its meaning and the prolongation of this pact is becoming im im- im possible u On the strength of this and in accordance with article three of the aforementioned p pact ct providing for the right of denunciation denunciation denunciation de de- de- de one year prior to to th the expiration of the year five-year term of the pact the soviet government hereby declares to the government government government gov gov- of Japan its desire to cancel the pact of April 13 1941 The Japanese ambassador Mr Sato promised to inform the Japanese government about the statement of the soviet gov gov- Russian Action Preceded b by b Num Numerous ous Indications The Russian a action tion had been Deen preceded by a number of indications indications indi indi- i- i that the pact would not be co continued Speculation en ci the the point was raised immediately when the Yalta c conference announced announced announced an an- the meeting of the United States at San Francisco strategically located on the Pacific on April 25 the day following following follow follow- ing lug the due date of the Russo-Japanese Russo pact The soviet press taking an al increasingly stern line with the Japanese had provided another clue as had the action of Marshal Marsha J Stalin in denouncing the Japanese as aggressors in his address commemorating the Russian revolution last November |
