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By Liakhovetsky, Ivan Mikhailovich (Maisky)

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16 December

Garvin told me today:

There are only two genuine world powers on earth: Great Britain and the USSR. One fact of tremendous importance is often underestimated in England: our interests extend over all Europe and Asia from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Your interests also extend over all Europe and Asia from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This creates a commonality of interests between Great Britain and the USSR. I don’t see a single point on earth, and I don’t know a single international problem, where our interests might collide. On the contrary, we share one all-consuming and all-embracing interest: peace. Since our aspirations coincide on this fundamental issue, there is no basis for poor, nor even merely average relations between the two countries. Rather, every prerequisite exists for profoundly amicable

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relations. Above all, I am concerned about the Far East. The next five years will be a decisive period in the history of the white race: either it will be able to repel the attack of Japan, which has to be viewed as the vanguard of the yellow race, or it is doomed to perish. Anglo-American friendship could greatly strengthen the position of the white race. Anglo-American-Soviet friendship would secure its future forever. Besides, a tripartite friendship of this sort would guarantee peace in Europe and the Pacific. This is where we must look for humanity’s escape from its current difficulties! In January, after the resumption of the political season, I shall write an article on this subject for the Observer.

Garvin struck the table firmly with his fist and exclaimed: ‘We shall not just write about it, we shall do it!’

When I was getting into the car, Garvin repeated with great enthusiasm: ‘We shall do it!’

We’ll see. Garvin is very unstable in his moods. I’ll refrain from any conclusions until the article appears (if it ever does).

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Document Title16 December

AuthorLiakhovetsky, Ivan Mikhailovich (Maisky)

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Date1934 Dec 16

AOC VolumeThe Complete Maisky Diaries: Volume 1

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