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Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact
12016-10-10T11:15:34-07:00Robert Olleraf78ffd7a21d64304daa96a2509eae7bf402d00698631plain2016-10-10T11:15:34-07:00Robert Olleraf78ffd7a21d64304daa96a2509eae7bf402d006The Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact, also referred to as the Japanese-Soviet Non-aggression Pact, signed April 13th, 1941 prevented the Soviet Union from participating on the Eastern front during World War II. Coupled with the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939, Allied leaders remained unsure about the status of the Soviet Union's leanings and allegiances as war broke on a global stage. Although the Soviet Union denounced its agreement just two months after signing as a response to its invasion by German forces, correspondences between Allied leaders, namely Charles de Gaulle, show that a state of looming unrest created substantial problems in planning Allied operations (Letter 27, 1944).