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extent on the attitude taken by Japan.
So
long as Japan remained neutral, even malevolent-
shall
ly neutral, we should do everything possible to
prevent her from siding actively with the enemy
shall
powers. To that end we should be compelled to
avoid too open a collaboration with the Chinese
Government in their struggle with the Japanese,
and in fact, circumstances might arise in
which we might be forced in the other direction.
If the United States kept aloof from the war,
and our situation in Europe became desperate,
we might indeed have to cut our losses in the
Far East and buy the neutrality of the Japanese
by acquiescing in their Far Eastern policy in
order to save ourselves at home. It is
arises out of
possible that the present enquiry he dare to the
desire of the Chinese Government to forestall,
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or at least delay, such a change of attitude on
our part by committing us in advance to an
understanding with themselves.
becomes
7. If, on the other hand, Japan became a
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