English Translation

- 6 - The main route of the Tschungking government to force. Now it was time for North America to step on the plan. Demonstratively, it granted two larger dollar bonds to Chiangkaishk, not without, however, combining a profitable business like the large stock purchase of tungsten, antimony and wood oil - all Southeast Asian special products. Now the question of the economic war against Japan has become more and more acute, and now the United States should be placed in the front of its own boycott, and indeed of the blockade. The economic connection between the two powers was, as already indicated, essentially made of textile thread. Japan supplied raw silk, and North America provided cotton for it. With the expiry of the European market, Japan even gained an increased importance as a cotton consumer, from 1 to 11/2 million bales per year, but here too the interests of American cotton farmers were ruthlessly sacrificed and the Japanese raw silk imports simply reduced. Then America went further and forbade the export of scrap and iron semi-finished products, as well as high-grade gasoline to Japan. They were all vital threads that were cut off there; in addition, there was the introduction of a licensing system for exports of sole leather, jute, shellac, borax, glycerine, vegetable oil. But the American economic strategists did not go far enough, and they sought a complete embargo on exports to Japan. The end of silk. Japan probably recognizes the dangers and seeks to protect itself against them by far-sighted measures. It has understood how to relocate its cotton covers to South America, a part is to be compensated by expanding the cultivation in China, and finally one is still hoping for India. With Dutch India, which now clearly hangs between the powers in the air, Japan has concluded extensive crude oil supply contracts. Australia has, of course, sacrificed its vital wool export to Japan to the interests of England. For this, America has now stored 750 O00 bales of foreign wool. However, this should not be enough to relieve Australia economically, neither vie South America nor Dutch India. All these countries are in favour of economic cooperation with Japan and the East Asian region. On the other hand, Japan has the opportunity to interrupt or cut off the economic routes from the Far East, i.e. important access routes for North America. This is probably overlooked in North America, and that is why not only was the purchase of the foreign Wólle, the tungsten and antimony ores in China and Indochina, but also in recent days of political high tension strong stock purchases by the United States and price increases for tin, rubber, sugar and raw materials were noticeable. Because although you have sugar from Cuba, you need some additions from Java, and even if you do not use pure silk stockings, you do need raw silk for parachutes and fetter balloons. Of course, Pür Japan means this whole structural change the difficult decision to restrict your own raw silk culture. - 7 -