Show NAZIS NAilS THOUGHT READY TO SPUR WAR v IN PACIFIC Believed Pressing Japanese to Thrust Southward By ROBERT BELLAIRE ELLAIRE SHANGHAI Dec 30 UP UP- UP Reliable sources expressed be belief belief be- be lief Monday that Germany is abo about t t. t to intensify her war ef effort effort ef- ef fort in the Pacific and is en ena encouraging encouraging en- en a Japanese thrust to th the south possibly involving Fr Fx Fi e n c h Indo China and Thailand I Informed quarters said they heard reports that Germany had sought to assure sure Japan that sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- pressure will be brought upon Russia In the west to protect Japan from any soviet stab in the back while engaged in the south Pacific offensive Flank Singapore Base One objective of the Japanese drive into Indo China and Thailand Thailand Thai Thai- land i It was said would be to flank the great British naval base at i Singapore The German Germans it was reported here also are telling t Tokyo that the United States interfere interfere inter inter- ter- ter fere with any Move move A United Press Pres correspondent at Hanoi French rench Ind Indo China China reported report report- ed rumors the Jap Japanese nese were planning planning planning plan plan- ning an attempted coup in Thailand coincident with increased pressure on southern Indo The report said that the coup would be attempted by pro Japan ese elements clements of the Thailand army encouraged by dispatch of arms including in fighting planes by Japan to the Thailand lighting fighting force Raid Raiding In on Inc Increase ase It was pointed pointe out here that German raiding against British shipping in the Pa Pacific is on the increase If intensification of sea warfare should lead to a United States declaration that the region is unsafe for American shipping United States material aid to the Chinese government of Generalissimo Generalissimo Generalissimo Generalis Generalis- simo Chiang Kai shek would be cut off 4 German arguments in support of ofa a Japanese southward south rd move were said to include pr promises of a major effort to tighten he blockade ade of 01 the British a new offensive in the Mediterranean an n area and in intensified intensified intensified in- in fifth c column t mn activity in inthe inthe inthe the United States and d South America Amer- Amer ica lea tJ If Japan flanks flanks flank's the Singapore base the Germans Germa s were said to have argued the Netherlands East Indies will be for forced ed to capitulate to Tokyo's economic demands It was said tha thata large number of high officers of Japanese army and navy hive have been passing through Shanghai en en route to Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok Bang Bang- kok Hanoi and Hainan on what some called a preliminary observation observation observation preparatory to a major operation possibly late t in January |