Marching Orders: The Untold Story of How the American Breaking of the Japanese Secret Codes Led to the Defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan

by Bruce Lee

Sato concludes the meeting by saying that he hopes that “the Soviet will steadfastly maintain her present stand” of neutrality with Japan. Molotov counters, saying, “I hope that Japan, too, will maintain her present relations with us because you know it works both ways.”