(JAPANESE)
POLITICAL STRATEGY
PRIOR TO
THE
OUTBREAK OF WAR
(PART III)

Japanese Monograph
No 147

DRAFT

PREPARED BY
MILITARY HISTORY SECTION
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY FORCES FAR EAST

DISTRIBUTED BY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF MILITARY HISTORY
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Preface/Foreword

Period of Tension Prior to the Pacific War                           1
   Outline of Developments in Political, Diplomatic
   and Military Affairs During 1941                                  1
   
   General Situation at the beginning of 1941                       12

   Japanese-Netherlands East Indies Economic
   Negotiations                                                     13

   Japan's Mediation in Dispute between Thailand
   and French Indo-China                                            14

   Conclusion of the Japanese-Soviet Neutrality Pact                16

   United States Lend-Lease Act                                     23
 
   Major Developments in Japan's State Policy
   (From 25 June to 2 July 1941)                                    26

   French-Japanese Mutual Defense Agreement.
   Occupation of Southern French Indo-China                         35

   Negotiations Between Japan and the United States
   before the United States' Embargo Against Japan                  37

   Japan's National Policy to Cope with the United
   States Over-all Embargo                                          44

   Negotiations Between the Third Konoye Cabinet and
   the United States Government after 6 September 1941              52

   Negotiations Between Japan and the United States
   During the Tojo Cabinet and Transition in Its
   National Policy                                                  61

 APPENDICES

Appendix No 1      The Lend-Lease Act

Appendix No 2      Protocol Between Japan and France with Re-
                   ference to Common Defense of French Indo-

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                   China

Appendix No 3      Explanation by Chief of Naval General Staff
                   Nagano at the Imperial Conference of 6 Sep-
                   tember 1941

Appendix No 4      Explanation by Chief of Army General Staff 
                   Sugiyama at the Imperial Conference of 6
                   September 1941

Appendix No 5      Explanation by President of the Planning
                   Board Suzuki at the Imperial Conference of
                   6 September 1941.

Appendix No 6      War Minister Tojo's Testimony:
                   Contentions Expressed at the Tekigai-so
                   Conference

Appendix No 7      Testimony by War Minister Tojo before the
                   International Military Tribunal for the
                   Far East

                      Outline of Debates on Policy Governing
                      Negotiations with United States and on
                      Other Subjects at the Liaison Council
                      held 1-2 November between the Imperial
                      General Headquarters and the Government.

Appendix No 8      Examples of the Words and Actions of United
                   States and British Leaders cited by Tojo in
                   Testimony before the International Military
                   Tribunal for the Far East as having influenced
                   Japan's Attitude

Appendix No 9      The United States' Proposal of 26 November
                   1941

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