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Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP79R00890A000400040021-6
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
S
Document Page Count:
6
Document Creation Date:
December 21, 2016
Document Release Date:
July 2, 2008
Sequence Number:
21
Case Number:
Publication Date:
December 9, 1954
Content Type:
BRIEF
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Overnight press reports state that
coalition of Socialists and anti-
Yoshida conservatives (new Democratic
Party) in the Japanese Diet have
elected Ichiro Hatoyama as Price
Minister in place of recently-resigned
Yoshida.
A. The vote was 2`&0' for Hatovav~a a,.:.
against 191. for (gatbk, f he uuew
president of Yo ,h is Ls be
Party.
25 YEAR
RE-REVIEW
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61 Riglk
yeas.
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B. Told press, after Yoshida's
resignation, "Japan survives
only because of" security
alliance with US.
Is strongly anti-Communist, but
favors diplomatic relations,
expanded txr !dt. ? t.: ComialuniF
China, USSR.
III. Need not expect Ha tcy .m;-i
change Japa -es: ,, t t.;rk
A. Will h ~ o . ~ d t a ?c ~> a og n. r .
"nurCi a.'ua ? pat c, ri
Or y6_f 9 , `' t C.,L "_._
part
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Proba a r _ M 1
j 6 JL
' e{1eet1On.
f el i air fold next Marc
he poseVattvo il~rees will
qse Tou b+ t they are still
to h fd ' a Sajorty -because
exr 4nsistent mass support..
1ne ig tt' 4nd Left Socialists
hn
re Spec. rd to ncreaSe their
tre nth the 3iet by from 15
o 2 sea' , s y probably, will
popular votes.
'9th., 3trenifth to
st i")O I revision
3?x'r,1 by two
a i b e r
ILLEGIB
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P_ a ?
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0. Barring conservative amalgaDiatiioi
bitter, deer _ E-cated per4zcna1
rivalrie in a struggle for
control of the conservative
movement promises little for stable goverum-:, at in ,jb.r.
immediate future.
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