MEV London This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated December 19, 1941 fore being communicated to anyone. (B) Rec'd 10:10 p.m. Secretary of State, Washington. RUSH [(Section-two)] 6148, December 19, 8 p.m. The entry of the United States of America and Japan into the war means an alignment of the great powers of the world in a fight to a finish. The British Empire, the United States of America, Russia and China on one side and Germany, Italy and Japan on the other. In this struggle Germany and Italy are really subect to one direction owing to the overwhelming dominance of Germany. Japan is far distant and in a sense is operating separately but we have seen enough of German methods to know that she will insist on the closest coordination of plans with Japan and will exercise a considerable control over their execution. To meet this combination it is essential that the four great powers opposing the Axis should have an agreed plan of cooperation which will enable their combined forces, supplies and resources to be pooled and utilized |