Show VICE ADMIRAL KATO BELIEVES PLANS WILL BE regardless OF U S ACTION says program was inaugurated a decade ago and even if completed would not bring japans naval up to others tollo regardless ot the united states naval program the japanese program requires ot the eight and eight cruiser unit said ice admiral imato minister of the navy in responding on january 30 to an interpellation by I 1 leftenant leu tenant gen oral bshara chief of staff as to japans view of senator boraas resola alon concerning a cessation of war ship construction japans naval con plan however he said need not be carried out with the united states as an imaginary he said japan would adhere to a world curtailment of construction plans aie declared japans naval program was a decade ago and was corn of imperative necessity even if completed he said a wide margin would remain between the naval strength of japin and other pow ers viar said japins had been organized to insure the safety of her territorial rights it was true he declared neither llusala nor china could now menace japan any effective plan of defense how ever he added must presuppose the necessity ot operations beyond japans frontiers |