Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Feb 29 – March 6, 1940

 

Feb 29, 1940: Australian armed merchant cruiser HMAS Kanimbla bring nine German nationals to Japanese port of Yokohama. The nine are among 21 Germans of military age previously captured by Royal Navy while boarding Japanese passenger ship Asama Maru

March 1, 1940: Japanese lawmaker Saitō Takao under pressure to quit following speech in parliament critical of the war in China

March 2, 1940: Batch of training planes from US maker Ryan Aeronautical Co. are shipped off to China>

March 3, 1940: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt leaning to war, claims Senator Robert A. Taft, who runs for president in elections scheduled for end of year

March 4, 1940: Japanese War Minister Hata Shunroku fears Salvation Army could form a vehicle for espionage

March 5, 1940: Despite its growing links with Japan, Germany reportedly continues technical assistance to China

March 6, 1940: Japan, desperate for energy sources to fuel its war in China, secures Romanian oil in trade agreement with East European country

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