Address by Hideki Tojo at the Opening of the Imperial Diet
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Description: Translation of speech delivered by Prime Minister Tojo in Tokyo on May 27, 1942.
ADDRESS BY HIDEKI TOJO, PREMIER OF JAPAN, AT THE OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL DIET Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service, Federal Communications Commission. On this occasion of the opening ceremony of the Imperial Diet, I have no way to express my heartfelt appreciation to have received the gracious Imperial Rescript. I have received the Sacred Message in reverence with you and by carrying out my (sincerity) I have sincere hopes above all the fulfillment of the objective of the Sacred War. Ever since the outbreak of the Greater East Asia War, within a short period not yet exceeding the infant stage, our Imperial Forces have crushed the enemy forces wherever encountered and hence the most important bases in the OEA (?) have been occupied one by one by our forces. American and British naval units have been annihilated in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. In the face of these victories, this is the 8th Imperial Rescript conferred upon us. That our national prestige has been shown to the world has left a record unprecedented in the past. Moreover, accompanying the successive war victories unexampled n this world, new establishment is successfully being carried out in the various areas. Here the objective of the Greater East Asia War is steadily being established. In concert with military operations in the southern regions, the activities of our Imperial Forces within the land are swiftly bringing about the destruction of Chungking's power. Furthermore, our defense in the northern direction has taken the form of a solid rock. The fighting power of the Imperial Forces is a gift of the August Virtue of the Emperor. I wish to express my deep gratitude to the men and officers of the Imperial Forces with the people of the nation, and I wish to pay my respects to the great number of the souls of valiant and courageous men. The various races in Greater East Asia that suffered greatly at the cruel treatment of America, Britain, and other countries in the past have been embraced within the spirit of one pillar supporting
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