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And North Korea. My thinking is the US grabs it all. FIC is Vietnam War, where the Russians supported the North.FIC doesn't change. But I'm not sure Stalin would have listened to such advice. He wanted Sakhalin and the Kuriles.
"The several military missions have agreed upon future military operations against Japan. The Three Great Allies expressed their resolve to bring unrelenting pressure against their brutal enemies by sea, land, and air. This pressure is already rising."
"The Three Great Allies are fighting this war to restrain and punish the aggression of Japan. They covet no gain for themselves and have no thought of territorial expansion. It is their purpose that Japan shall be stripped of all the islands in the Pacific which she has seized or occupied since the beginning of the first World War in 1914, and that all the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as Manchuria, Formosa, and The Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China. Japan will also be expelled from all other territories which she has taken by violence and greed. The aforesaid three great powers, mindful of the enslavement of the people of Korea, are determined that in due course Korea shall become free and independent."
"With these objects in view the three Allies, in harmony with those of the United Nations at war with Japan, will continue to persevere in the serious and prolonged operations necessary to procure the unconditional surrender of Japan."[2]
And North Korea. My thinking is the US grabs it all. FIC is Vietnam War, where the Russians supported the North.
The American were not big fans of their blood being spent for the sake of rebuilding the European empires. Washington did little to help the Dutch reassert themselves in DEI. Truman may have even less inclination to support France regaining their empire.The French were already shouting about getting colonies back. Had the US supported Ho, the Russians may not have gotten involved -- but how realistic is it that the US supports him against the French? Not very.
The American were not big fans of their blood being spent for the sake of rebuilding the European empires. Washington did little to help the Dutch reassert themselves in DEI. Truman may have even less inclination to support France regaining their empire.
Truman should have taken this letter to heart.
Letter from Ho Chi Minh to President Harry Truman Asking for Intervention, February 28, 1946 | State Historical Society of Iowa
Transcript of Ho Chi Minh's Letter to U.S. President Harry Trumaniowaculture.gov
The USSR won at Khalkhin Gol which was one of the reasons Japan didn't declare war against the USSR whenNot only 1905 but more recently 1939 and the Battle of Khalkhin Gol where Japan defeated them.
Vann? Or was it Charles Fenn?I have a book written by a man whose last name is Vann (can't find it now). His contact with Ho during WW2, Ho was anti Japanese and for independence, convinced Vann that Ho's version of Communism would not spread. It was, according to Vann, what Tito eventually had in Yugoslavia. Vann's information was not listened to in Washington and when Ike became president, the French were in. It is interesting, according to Vann, Ho was interested to work with the US in 1945.
You are correct. The one piece of info I didn't check before posting and I got it wrong!The USSR won at Khalkhin Gol which was one of the reasons Japan didn't declare war against the USSR when
Hitler expected/wanted them to.
The rest of your post is an excellent summation.
You are not necessarily wrong.You are correct. The one piece of info I didn't check before posting and I got it wrong!
Doesn't really matter though as the premise of your post is absolutely correct.You are correct. The one piece of info I didn't check before posting and I got it wrong!
I have looked, but because of the disorder caused by moving, books are no longer on shelves but scattered in stacks and in file drawers. I remember the author as "Vann" but the time and descriptions sound the same. He may have used a pen name for the book, or I may misremember. A very interesting time in history. A slight different direction in policy may have changed the lives of my generation.Vann? Or was it Charles Fenn?
Articles here about the US OSS (pre-cursor to the CIA) activities in FIC in 1945.
The OSS in Vietnam, 1945: A War of Missed Opportunities by Dixee Bartholomew-Feis | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
In 1945, members of the American "Deer Team," part of the OSS, worked with Vietnamese guerrilla fighters to throw Japanese troops out of Indochina. As the war ended, the people of Vietnam looked to the United States to support their dreams of independence.www.nationalww2museum.org How American Operatives Saved the Man Who Started the Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh guerrilla fighters, led by future NVA General Vo Nguyen Giap, were allies of the Americans and given training by the OSS, the forerunner of the CIA, in an effort to defeat the Japanese during the waning days of World War IIwww.historynet.com Ho, Giap and OSS Agent Henry Prunier
During WWII, Henry Prunier parachuted into Indochina as part of an OSS mission to "give training to a 'Mr. Hoo's' (Ho Chi Minh's) insurgent forces"www.historynet.com
Alright then, but I can't know what you know.I know all that
If Russia (and Mao's communist forces) are kept out of Korea as the US moves in to manage Japan's move out, we may see an entirely different scene emerging in FIC.The Americans had strong allergies to anyone with Ho's Leninist pedigree.
Alright then, but I can't know what you know.
If Russia (and Mao's communist forces) are kept out of Korea as the US moves in to manage Japan's move out, we may see an entirely different scene emerging in FIC.
I'm more thinking there's a Ho down, and that circumstances may occur where someone else, more US-leaning may lead FIC. The USA didn't get in Ghandi's way when independence from Britain was being pushed.Not to the extent that America supports Ho.