This has no crypto relevance. Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com> further writes: <a bunch of historical facts>
So the time line is something like this:
15 months prior to Pearl Harbor the US places an embargo on Japan presumably because of their aggressive policies.
13 months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor the Japanese sign the Tri-partite Act.
12 months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor the Emporer gets cold feet and orders a review of the plan.
The japs didn't join the axis out fo the blue. The US was picking on the Japs back at the Washington conference in 1921/2, and succeffully turned the British against the japs (they used to be allies). Ever since FDR got elected, he bulding up the navy, building new bases on Hawaii, Guam, Midway, Samoa, etc, (in violation of the Washington conference), grabbing small pacific islands that no one claimed before (jervis, Howland, Phoebe, Palmira). On June 26, 1939 the US denounced the US-jap trade treaty (in response to the Chamberlain-Arita agreement of June 24 to curtail british aid to Chiang). In September 1940 FDR introduced the draft (that was priot to the Japs signing the axis treaty on Sept 27). After 9/29, the US cut off iron shipments to japan, oredered US citizens to leave Japan and its possessions, drafted 27K reservists into the navy, and gave chiang a 25MM loan. On Nov 30 the US again said that Chiang is the only lawful government of China and gave him another 100MM. The japs heavily negotiated for 7 months; then on July 25, 1941, FDR froze jap assets in the US. Nevertheless in November the japs asked to resume negotiations, and asked primarily to lift the oil embargo. On 11/26 the US rejected this request, and called on japan to recognize chiang as the ruler of china. On 12/6 FDR sent an threatning personal message to Hirohito telling him to back down. On 12/7 the japs attacked Pearl Harbor and simulteneously rejected the 11/26 demands (viewing them as an effective declaration of war by the US). My intrepretation is that the japs certainly tried to bend over backwards to delay a war with the US until they were in a better position, and FDR certainly did all hsi could to hasten the war.
Note, I would appreciate any references to the regulation of Japanese nationals transiting through or applying for residence in the US during this period. Can't say that I've ever seen this issue in anything I've read.
According to my books, the US stopped all Jap immigration into US and its possession (i.e. Hawaii, Philippines, ec) as of May 1, 1925. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps