Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Oct 3 – 9, 1940

Oct 3, 1940: Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, former commander of US Asiatic Fleet, calls for “the overthrow of the current rulers of Germany and Japan.” Image source: Naval History and Heritage Command

Oct 4, 1940: Vichy France says Thai military forces systematically violate border with French Indochina to back up territorial demands

Oct 5, 1940: New make it mandatory for US Navy Reserve personnel to answer government calls for active service, doing away with previous arrangement where only volunteers had to go

Oct 6, 1940: In East China, Japanese-backed puppet government led by Wang Jingwei, pictured above, says United States is fomenting war to reap arms profit

Oct 7, 1940: Admiral James O. Richardson in Washington DC for talk on keeping the US Pacific Fleet near Hawaii to deter Japanese Navy. Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command

Oct 8, 1940: US government urges American citizens to leave the Far East

Oct 9, 1940: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill says he plans to reopen the Burma Road providing beleaguered China with vital supplies

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