"Today, if you look at the map of China, you will ind large, ugly blotches known as the Japanese occupied areas. Enemy occupation of these territories, is, however, superficial: the enemy holds the large cities but the countryside only a few mi removed remains in the hands of the Chinese Government, which collects taxes, circulates its own currence: maintains order, and dispenses justi The enemy may occupy the railways and some of the important highway but on both sides are encamped Chi nese troops and guerillas, constantly blowing up bridges, tearing down tracks, and ambushing columns. The furthest Japanese outpost is as far west as Ichang, but only a few miles outside of Shanghai, Nanking, and Peiping hover regular divisions of the Chinese Army..
"The recent agreement among the Axis powers with regard to their respective spheres of influence, is the mest ambitious and comprehensive partitioning of the World attempted since the papal Bull of 1493 divided the non-European world between s Spain and Portugal. Japan as her share of the spoils was assigned a vital space consisting of China and of the Southern Pacific, 1.e., Indo-China, Malaya, Dutch East Indies, Siam, Burma, India and probably Australia and New Zealand. There are prizes rich beyond the dream of avarice, but Japan has yet to take them, and above all the key fortress of Singapore has still to be stormed.
"Singapore, without the main Brit ish fleet, and relying upon Austra lion and Dutch squadrons, is no match for the entire naval and air force of Japan, supported by a land army. In attacking Singapore there is of course the problem of the formidable battle feet of the United States, but the Japanese reason that should an attack upon Singapore synchronize wit massive assaults by their partner on Great Britain, Gibraltar.
Suez, with growing danger Atlantic. the United States may disposed to leave Singapore to its fate.
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