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                                   Rec'd. 4:13 a.m., 20th
 
 
Secretary of State,
     Washington.
 
     2086, December 19, 7 p. m.
 
     VOSLZHSKAYA KOMHUNA of December 17 contains an article by
Troyanovsky, former Soviet Ambassador to the United States, which
begins by stating that while the war in the Pacific is of extreme
importance it nevertheless does not transfer the full weight of
the second World War to that area. "Germany is the main force of
the Axis powers. The Soviet-German front remains the Chief
front". Troyanovsky mentions the solidarity proclaimed by the
Axis against the United States, Great Britain, and compares
Japan's attack upon American and British possessions with that of
Germany upon the Soviet Union. He predicts that the struggle in
the Pacific will be long and difficult, but concludes that
"because of American indignation energy, inventive power, and
productive potentialities there can be no doubt that the United
States will inflict a crushing defeat upon the Japanese."
 
                                             DICKERSON
 
HPL