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President Roosevelt's attempts at deterring Japan from invading Northern French Indochina through diplomatic and congressional moves only drove Japan closer to war with the United States. However, these unfriendly acts were nothing compared to the find in 1940. Where German troops boarded a merchant's vessel and found 15 bags of Top Secret mail meant for the British command. Mail that was directly forwarded to Toyko to fuel their plans of invasion.

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