The Archive · 1941

Secret Nazi-Japanese Agreement Alleged

London; June 17

Highly reliable non-British diplo marie sources here yesterday revealed that a secret German-Japanese agree. ment exists whereby Tokyo will undertake to deliver a large volume of tropical products in return for German arms, Rubber, tin and vegetable els would ye the principal tropleal_ products Japan would supply Germany in re~ turn for Nazi armaments, said the diplomatic sources.

Whether Japan would attack the Netherlands East Indies in order to obtain enough materials. to satisfy, wants of Chancellor Adolf Hitler -as well as Japan, apparently depends on whether "Japan requires German armaments urgently enough to justify risking war in the Paeldo, eaid diplomatic sources—United Press,

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