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Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-12-13 | Page 1 | Litvinov Denounces Japanese as 'Common Enemy'

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Date 1941-12-13
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Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Litvinov Denounces Japanese as 'Common Enemy'
Type article
Date 1941-12-13
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 1
OCR Text Japanese as Common Enemy t Were All in Same Boat Boat Declares Diplomat in Listing Russia As Ally of U. U S. S in World Struggle t WASHINGTON Dec 13 AP AP Maxim Maxim Litvinov the Russian ambassador Saturday characterized Japan as the common en- en any erny He called the Japanese axis gangsters Litvinov told tolda a press i conference r nce that complete understanding uI exists or will be arrived at between the vanous various various vari van T ous powers opposing axis aggression ag ag- ag- ag Litvinov asserted that in what sectors the great powers concerned concerned concerned con con- in the fight against aggression aggression aggression ag ag- ag- ag concentrated t the their h e i r strength would be ruled solely by the interests of the common cause Were all In the same boat the ambassador declared a and d must crash or triumph together over the greatest menace of our times times and and we will vilI triumph Litvinov replying to questions said he had been assured by President President I dent Roosevelt Secretary of State Hull and Harry Hopkins lendI lend- lend I lease ease supervisor that American assistance to Russia would be in increased increased in- in l creased with the growth of American Amer Amer- ican can production i The sovi soviet t. t Litvinov declared has no intention of allowing Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler to hibernate We intend to smash kt at t Hitler until we break up his monstrous war machine We feel no one can cando cando cando do this for us or without us and we will fight to the end he said The ambassador or assert asserted d d it must be plain even to babes that the war now sweeping the world is the result of a vast conspiracy conspiracy conspiracy con con- of international gangsters calling themselves the axis pow pow- ers In the struggle against international international international inter national Litvinov told the large group of correspondents correspondents corre corre- at the conference We Weare Weare Weare are proud and happy to count ourselves your ally
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