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its violation. On June 22, 1941, pursuant to long-matured plans,
the Nazis hurled troops into Soviet territory without any declaration
of war. The entire European world was aflame.
Conspiracy with Japan:
The Nazi plans of aggression called for use of Asiatic allies and
they found among the Japanese men of kindred mind and purpose. They
were brothers, under the skin. Himmler records a conversation he had
on January 31, 1939 with General Oshima, Japanese Ambassador at
Berlin. He wrote:
"Furthermore, he (Oshima) had
succeeded up to now to send 10 Russians with bombs across the
Caucasian frontier. These Russians had the mission to kill Stalin. A
number of additional Russians, whom he had also sent across, had been
shot at the frontier." (2195-PS)
On September 27th, 1940 the Nazis concluded a
German-Italian-Japanese 10-year military and economic alliance by
which those powers agreed "to stand by and cooperate with one
another in regard to their efforts in Greater East Asia and regions
of Europe respectively wherein it is their prime purpose to establish
and maintain a new order of things."
On March 5, 1941 a top-secret directive was issued by Defendant
Keitel. It stated that the Führer had ordered instigation of
Japan's active participation in the war and directed that Japan's
military power has to be strengthened by the disclosure of German war
experiences and support of a military, economic, and technical nature
has to be given. The aim was stated to be to crush England quickly
thereby keeping the United States out of the war. (C-75)
On March 29, 1941 Ribbentrop told Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign
Minister, that the German Army was ready to strike against Russia.
Matsuoka reassured Ribbentrop about the Far East. Japan, he reported,
was acting at the moment as though she had no interest whatever in
Singapore, but intends to strike when the right moment comes.
(1877-PS)
On April 5, 1941 Ribbentrop urged Matsuoka that entry of Japan
into the war would "hasten the victory" and would be more
in the interest of Japan than of Germany since it would give Japan a
unique chance to fulfill her national aims and to play a leading part
in Eastern Asia (1882-PS).
The proofs in this case will also show that the leaders of
Germany were planning war against the United States from its Atlantic
as well as instigating it from its Pacific approaches. A captured
memorandum from the Führer's headquarters, dated October 29,
1940, asks certain information as to air bases and supply and reports
further that: