To these demands Great Britain was the first to give an unqualified accep Germany then followed with equally factory assurances. It required more time to secure the assent of reo ad Russia, but finally Franco accepted before her northern ally joined the compact. Japan, as might have been expected, wi ingly fave her adherence to maintain the integrity of China. Italy, whose interests arosmall, raised no objection sand when Russia saw that all the world was with the United States she came in.
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