Except for 2 minor border incident on Sunday, the Japan-Indo-China crisis appears have passed off as satisfactorily to all This new arrangement must be viewed in Empire*it is normal that, in ity with immutable interests, Indo-should maintain with this great Power Far East friendly relations on good faith and mutual respect."
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jor the United States can possibly to see an extension of the present war all over the world, and no with what feelings this arrangement it is undoubtedly the best ition of the problem which had table' that, there will be those ho will "this modus vivendi which has been reached between Indo-China and Japan, and who would prefer to have seen the French Colony flatly refuse the Japanese d Supporter A the argument is a good one that y trained from interfering with status quo of Indo-China, by reaching sical porary. arrangement, and because of that fact Britain and the United States have ito complain.
From that point of view the solution of the -crisis en an adept one, and amounts to a diplomatic reverse. Nothing. suited Hitler better than that the should have. become embroiled the Far East. That would have had effect of forcing the United States to the whole of her resources to main-of her position and policies in the fic with the consequent diminution, if the complete depriving of Britain of the tial assistance she is receiving shape of war material. In a world-situation such as this first things Must come first. The defeat of Germany in Europe is the prime essential for the settle-the many and complex problems the world is at present faced, effective policy which Britain t policy, nor the United States from their mination to afford her every assistance t she prudently can. Germany would dearly have liked it to be otherwise, and would have rejoiced to see Japan and Indo-"China at war. She has been deprived of that prospect; and there must be considerable chagrin in Berlin.
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