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1940
July
22
The Havana Conference
On 21–30 July 1940 American foreign ministers met in Havana and resolved that the colonies of defeated European states must not pass into German hands.
1941
July
04
MAGIC reveals Japan’s plans
In early July 1941 the Americans were reading Tokyo’s enciphered cables. They showed that Japan would move south into Indochina rather than against the USSR.
November
26
The Hull note
On 26 November 1941 Cordell Hull handed the Japanese a note demanding withdrawal from China and Indochina. It set no deadline, but Tokyo saw it as an ultimatum.
December
24
The Free French on Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
On 24 December 1941 Admiral Muselier's ships took Saint-Pierre and Miquelon from Vichy without a shot. De Gaulle's move infuriated the State Department.