The Archive · 1940

Warning to West

"It also. pre-supposes that these groups will respect one another's individual characteristics, political, cultural and economic, and they will cooperate and fulfil' one another's needs for their common good, "When the present European war broke out, the Japanese Government once declared their policy of none involvement and made it cleat that country did not Sntend to inter: yee in Europe, and atthe same time into East Asia, not_Wwant to. sce the war spread Naturalis, Japan expects that the Wenteen Powers will do nothing that wil exert any undesirable: infwnee fon the stability of Bast Asia.

"Japan, while she confines her tasse of constricting new order.

East Asia, iv paying serious attention fo the developments in the Eurepesn War, and to its." repercussions Various quarters of East Asi, [cluding the South Seas region, desire to declare that the destiny: of these rasions, including any [development therein and any dispose) thereof, is a matter of grave concern to Japan in view of her mission and Fesponsibility as @_ stabilizing. force in East Asia."—United. Press.

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