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    On November 7, Ambassador Nomura submitted a request for talks to Secretary of State Hull and stated in detail that this was Japan's final concession. In view of the urgent situation, it hoped to quickly reach an agreement in the negotiations based on the case.

    Secretary Hull agreed to conduct research and asked Nomura in his own name: If the United States asks China's top government head to propose to Japan the restoration of friendly relations, how will Japan treat it?

    In response, the government ordered Ambassador Nomura to take advantage of the U.S. proposal and strive to lead to direct negotiations between Japan and China. At the same time, it stated that Japan was determined to reach an agreement quickly in the negotiations as planned.

    ¡°We regret that the United States only talks empty words and frequently adopts unrealistic attitudes, so we will make further efforts to encourage the United States to take the overall situation into consideration, recognize the real situation clearly, and reach an agreement quickly.

    Subsequently, Ambassador Nomura met with President Roosevelt and emphasized that it had been more than six months since the Japan-US negotiations began. During this period, Japan had overcome many difficulties and made many concessions, but the United States clung to the original proposal and refused to make concessions. Therefore, Japan suspected  Is the United States really sincere?

    ??And explained that the plan they proposed this time is the maximum concession made by Japan. If the United States denies it again, then Japan will terminate the U.S-Japan talks.

    In this regard, Roosevelt did not immediately agree, but only expressed the United States' hope to prevent the expansion of war and maintain lasting peace.

    Subsequently, Ambassador Plenipotentiary Kurusu participated in the talks and explained to President Roosevelt that in view of the urgent situation, it was necessary for the negotiations to reach a compromise quickly. A conflict between Japan and the United States would not be beneficial to anyone. He further emphasized Japan's peaceful intentions and clarified  Japan's position on the issue of troop deployment.

    However, Roosevelt replied that the United States had no intention to interfere or mediate on the China issue, but only wanted to be an intermediary.

    At the same time, Secretary of State Hull emphasized the threat of Hitlerism and actually said that the United States' peace policy is incompatible with this doctrine. Therefore, as long as Japan cooperates with Germany, it will be extremely difficult to adjust Japan-U.S. relations. If this fundamental difficulty is not eliminated first  , it is impossible to have a dialogue between Japan and the United States.

    As a result, the United States showed no sign of compromise, and the issues were still the three-country treaty issue, the equal trade issue, and the China issue.

    On November 19, Ambassador Nomura called Foreign Minister Togo and said that there are three paths Japan should choose at present:

    First, maintain the status quo;

    Second, the expansion of force opens up the situation;

    Third, try to create a situation of mutual non-aggression;

    The first way is that both sides will increase their war readiness and deploy additional fleets, creating an increasingly explosive situation, which will eventually lead to armed conflict.  Compared with the second way, it's just that the time is somewhat sooner or later.

    The third way is to try to temporarily ease the situation through a temporary agreement and do everything possible to achieve Japan's goals during peace.

    Ambassador Nomura is more inclined and suggests that the government should adopt the third way. War is really not the best option.

    One day later, the government gave up the idea of ??reaching a compromise according to the previous plan, instructed Ambassador Nomura to propose a backup plan, and conveyed to him the latest spirit of the Japanese government: that is, the backup plan is our final proposal, and no more concessions can be made.  Without the consent of the United States, there is nothing that can be done even if the negotiations break down.

    On the same day, two ambassadors, Nomura and Kurusu, met with Secretary of State Hull and proposed an alternative plan. They also explained that this plan was proposed to ease the current tension and restore some friendly atmosphere.

    However, Secretary of State Hull did not put forward any opinions, but expressed embarrassment that the United States should not take actions to hinder Japan-China peace efforts in this case.  He replied that if Japan did not clearly express its relationship with the Three-Power Treaty and did not guarantee to adopt a peace policy, it would be difficult to stop aiding Chiang. The president's proposal to act as an intermediary for peace between Japan and China was also based on Japan's adoption of a peace policy.

    Ambassador Kurusu pointed out that according to the policy stated by the United States on November 12, when direct negotiations between Japan and China began through the presidential intermediary, the United States was both a peace mediator and continued to aid Chiang and hindered the realization of peace. This was contradictory. He hoped that  America considers.

    While negotiations were taking place in Washington, negotiations were also ongoing in Tokyo between Togo Foreign Service and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Grew.

    Since then, the U.S. government has repeatedly negotiated with representatives of the British, Australian, Dutch and Chiang government.

    On November 22, Secretary of State Hull replied to Japan: Countries stated that if Japan clearly stated that it would implement a peace policy, commercial relations could be restored within a few days, and they were currently preparing to gradually implement the restoration; if Japan only withdraws its troops from southern French Indochina, countries would  Believes this is not enough to ease tensions in the South Pacific.He further replied that he believed that the time for the President of the United States to mediate peace between Japan and China was not yet mature.

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    While the United States and Japan are negotiating, on the other hand, the army and navy are actively completing combat preparations in accordance with the decision of the Imperial Council.

    On November 6, the Army Department of the Base Camp issued a battle order order to the Southern Army and the Nanhai Detachment, and at the same time ordered preparations to attack key areas in the South.

    Moreover, the Emperor personally appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Army, General Juichi Terauchi, and the commanders of all the subordinate armies. The Chief of Staff of the Southern Army was personally served by Lieutenant General Tsukada, the Deputy Chief of Staff. The South China Sea Detachment was prepared to attack the U.S. Naval Base Guam in the Western Pacific.  The base camp is directly under the detachment, and the detachment leader is Major General Horii Tomaro.

    In addition, the base camp also issued an order to the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Forces on this day to prepare to capture Hong Kong.

    Then, on November 15, the War Department of the base camp issued an order to the Southern Army to capture key areas in the South, but of course made reservations about the start time of the offensive operation.  Accordingly, the mission of the combat troops is determined and the actions have a basis.

    Two days later, the Japanese base camp issued an order again, and all fortresses from the Kuril Islands through the Japanese mainland to Taiwan entered first-level combat readiness or second-level combat readiness.

    Therefore, the Southern Army assembled in French Indochina, Hainan Island, South China, Penghu Islands, Taiwan, Amami Island, and Palau Island, and the South China Sea detachment assembled in the Ogasawara Islands to complete the strategic deployment.

    At the same time, the Navy Department of the base camp ordered the combined fleet to make necessary preparations for operations against the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands.  At the same time, the Navy Department of the base camp also instructed the combined fleet to move the combat troops to the preparation location before the start of the operation.

    Then, on November 21, the combined fleet was ordered to move the combat troops to the combat standby sea area.

    The mobile force preparing to attack Hawaii at the beginning of the war, under the command of Lieutenant General Chuichi Nagumo, secretly set off from the Seto Inland Sea and assembled at Danguan Bay in the southern part of the Kuril Islands on November 22.  Attack to the northwest of Hawaii.

    Of course, another measure has been prepared. Once diplomatic negotiations are successful, the mobile troops will turn around and return to stop the attack.

    On November 17, the Japanese government convened a provisional parliament to clarify the government¡¯s attitude towards the current situation.  Tojo emphasized Japan's demands in his policy speech.

    He believed that third countries must not hinder Japan's attempt to end the incident in China, and that countries surrounding Japan must not directly threaten Japan with military force, lift hostile actions such as economic blockades, restore normal economic relations, and try their best to prevent the scourge of war in Europe from spreading to East Asia.  .

    To put it bluntly, this war madman has not yet clearly seen the dangerous situation facing Japan, or he has already seen the situation clearly, but decided to give it a go and make a huge gamble with the fate of the entire country.

    What he doesn¡¯t know is that gamblers never end well, and he is no exception!

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