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Japan Eyes March to The South Seas Expansion
A 1940 era analysis notes Japan under Premier Konoye eyeing the Netherlands Indies and French Indo China as strategic oil and commodity riches. It warns Britain and the U S would face implications, with Formosa and other bases closer to the prized archipelago and a potential impact on the Philippines.
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Netherlands Indias
Pacific
Japan
Netherlands
France
Konoye
California
Hitler
East Indies
England
Singapore
John Bull
Cordell Hull
Formosa
Hainan
Canton
Nippon
Indies
Indo-China
Chingkiang
Siam
Philippines