The Archive · 1941

Keeping U.S. Out of War

The "Revue Diplomatique" echoed the same points which the Premier, Prince Fumimaro. Konoye, told Mr. Arthur Menken, United Press special correspondent, in his interview last) Sunday, that Japan' wishes friond~ ship with the United States. Consequently, the article defined Japan's new polley which was scheduled to be formally ssinounced today.

Observers point out that there is nothing contradictory in' Japan's intention to respect both of her treaties with Soviet Russia and Germany, Japan under one treaty merely obliged not" to attack Russia, while Germany prefers that Japan not attack Soviet Russia but remain free of any involvements, This would enable Japan to full her major objective in the Tripartite Allance—to keep the United States from intervening in the European war,—United Press,

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