Washington Notes.

Focuses on policies of the U.S. towards South-East Asia. Effects of assassinations in Tokyo to paralyze Japanese military action in Asia; Comment on crisis in Japan's relations with China, the Soviet Union and the Western Powers; Requirement of base in Manila for the U.S. navy; Information that American fortifications west of Hawaii are forbidden by the Washington and London treaties; Comment on the future relations of Japan with the U.S.; Dependency of Japan upon the manufacture of cotton and rayon textiles.