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step in a plan to destroy western influence in
the Far East and to obtain a paramount position
in that region and in the Western Pacific. The
domination of China was only the first step in
the implementation of the plan of campaign
which was set out in the famous Tanaka Memoran-
dum, which held the same place in the minds of
the Japanese as Hitler's "Mein Kampf" had in
the minds of the Nazi leaders of Germany. It
was evident that, in the event of war breaking
out in Europe, the colonial possessions of
Great Britain and France and their lines of
communication would be seriously endangered if
the present state of affairs in the Far East
were allowed to continue and Japanese activities,
such as for example the occupation of Hainan
Island, were allowed to go on unchecked.
3.
Dr. Quo continued, a that
The Chinese Government considered that
the moment had come for practical consultation
and effective joint action by the Powers most
interested in the Far East against the continued
aggression/
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