and some of them Fritsch, for example, insist on Hitler's leaving the
Churches alone.  This religious situation is such that many people talk
of a revolt if aggressive war were started.  There are then three
reasons for democratic peoples to co-operate to save themselves the
next two years.  Therefore I would, in your position, press
conservative England (the Govt.) to join us in pressure upon Japan,
even to send American-British navies across the Pacific.  Later Germany
and Italy might act together if this were done - now they would not
move, even if they advised Japan to annex China.
 
 
Russia is in such a critical position at home that she can't act alone
to save China.  If Russia acted alone to keep Japs off the long rich
region in North