Bangkok, Feb, 16, It was learned that Britain has concentrated more than 20,000 soldiers in addition to 150 aeroplanes along the Thailand-Burma and also the Thailand-Malaya borders, causing considerable unrest among the people of Thailand regarding possible active British military action, With the military preparations, however, Britain has also started an economic offensive against Thailand by restricting or banning the export of oil, rice, lead, rubber and other important commodities to Thailand with the alleged intention of upsetting Thailand's economic system.—Domei, not be confined to the British Isles but attention should be paid to Singapore as well. Furthermore we still believe the United States cannot check Japan without resort to war through, firstly, tighter economic pressure and secondly, a long-distance naval blockade. The future of the Pacific rests on the United
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