Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Aug 29 – Sep 4, 1940

Aug 29, 1940: Partisans continue wave of railroad sabotage actions in northern China, cutting off Japanese communication lines

Aug 30, 1940: Vichy France permits Japan to transit troops through Indochina for the duration of its war with China

Aug 31, 1940: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls up 60,000 members of National Guard for federal service

Sep 1, 1940: Japanese-backed Mongolian Federated Autonomous Government in northern China celebrates first anniversary

Sep 2, 1940: US government agrees to hand 50 World War One-era destroyers to Britain in return for access to series of British naval bases

Sep 3, 1940: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt publicly announces deal to hand 50 World War One-era destroyers to Britain in return for access to bases

Sep 4, 1940: In Hanoi, senior French and Japanese officers meet to discuss details of agreement giving Japanese Army access to bases and communication lines in Indochina

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