Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Aug 7 – 13, 1941

Aug 7, 1941: Japan’s Naval General Staff meet to discuss Admiral Yamamoto’s plan to attack US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor

Aug 8, 1941: Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku is commissioned

Aug 9, 1941: Australian Navy Minister W. M. Hughes says whether there will be war or peace in the Pacific is up to Japan

Aug 10, 1941: Newspaper owned by Wang Jingwei, leader of Chinese puppet regime, pictured above, is blown up on fourth anniversary of Shanghai battle

Aug 11, 1941: Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies cuts short tour of western Australia, citing deteriorating situation in Asia and the Pacific

Aug 12, 1941: Chinese Finance Minister H. H. Kung thanks the United States for help in war against Japan

Aug 13, 1941: Japan is worried the Soviet Union will let the United States use the Pacific port of Vladivostok as an advance base

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