The Archive · 1939

Foreign Assistance

"Assistance from Great Britain, the United States and France is. gradual ly' materializing. But" such" assist= nee can only have effect of putting us ina more favourable position 10 negotiate' peace: it is By no means SuiMicient to have any effect on the outcome of the war, enabling us to Secure a decisive victory by mallitary ocasures. This is well known everybody and needs no" further explanation "With regard 10" the International situation, it is obvious that without "the ce-operation Great Britain, the United States and France, Soviet Russia "cannot take any" independent action to help, [China on any large scale, while Gore Tmany "and italy. will certainty not reluctant to assist "in the re-establishment of peace, With regard {othe "Internat situation—with, the exception of the Communist. Party and a minority, who would. tike to Sco. 'China doomed, the - National Government "overthrown, and. the Kuomintang collapse—1 can' sce 70 proper reason why anybody should be" eppoted to honourable peace"

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