Russia presses Japan by keeping Moscow Tokyo on edge
The article reports Russia’s ambiguous peace stance toward Japan as Moscow signals a shared cause with the Allies. It notes Litvinoff’s comments, Soviet warning to Germany, and the strategic risk to Japan facing potential Russian entry with Siberian air bases and a northern bomber shuttle route via Vladivostok and the Philippines. It discusses how Russia could alter Japanese strategy and ease allied air operations from the Philippines.
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Maxim Litvinoff
United States
Russia
America
Britain
Japan
China
Malaya
Philippines
Tokyo
Italy
France
Siberia
Siberian
Manchoukuo
Vladivostok
Pacific
Aleutian Islands
Sakhalin
Sea of Okhotsk
Aleoutian Islands
Japanese planes reportedly piloted by Germans
London dispatch cites Singapore correspondent noting many Japanese aircraft attacking Malaya are flown by German pilots. Report asserts enemy losses show Germans among captured or killed pilots. British land forces have not yet clashed with Japanese north of Singapore.
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London
Malayan Peninsula
News Chronicle
Singapore
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