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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...M. Reynaud, like many another European politico, believes that international economic collaboration, especially between Britain and France, is the only possible basis for a lasting peace when World War II is over. But Finance Minister Reynaud had come to talk about fighting the war before liquidating it, and in his conversations with Sir John Simon he got what he wanted...
...M. Reynaud's basic argument for France's having closest economic collaboration from Britain and the support of her banking system and gold reserve was that France has called to the colors five men to Britain's one. While she holds the Maginot Line, Britain should protect the inner front. M. Reynaud and Sir John also agreed that just because there is a war going on-especially a standstill war where the real fighting is economic, by blockade and the capture of Germany's export markets-is no reason why business and commerce should...
...Although M. Reynaud is known to believe in a "pay-as-you-go" policy as far as possible in this war, the real story of French war finances was not to be revealed until the Finance Minister presents the military budget, which will be drawn up every three months. Meanwhile, to defray the increased costs, both civilian and military, taxes went up. The so-called extraordinary income tax was raised from 2% to 5% on low incomes and to 15% on incomes above $155 monthly earned by male noncombatants of military age. Other new taxes included the upping of postal...
...Agency, which plays Little Sir Echo to the Foreign Office, advocated concluding a non-aggression treaty with Russia "without paying the slightest attention to displeasure felt and loudly voiced by Britain and the U. S." This week Ambassador Smetanin had an audience with the Son of Heaven, H. I. M. Hirohito...
...Moscow it was officially announced that Japanese Ambassador Shigenori Togo and Foreign Commissar Viacheslav M. Molotov had found a "community of views ... on the fundamental principles upon which a Soviet-Japanese trade agreement must be based." In recent Russian diplomacy, non-aggression pacts have followed trade agreements as faithfully as the little lamb trailed Mary...