TRIPARTITE PACT SIGN,ED AT BERLIN, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940
The Governments of Germany, Italy and Japan, considering it as a
condition precedent of any lasting peace that all nations of the world be
given each its own proper place, have decided to stand by and co-operate
with one another in regard to their efforts in ' Greater East Asia 'and the
regions of Europe respectively wherein it is their prime purpose to establish
and maintain a new order of things calculated to promote the mutual
prosperity and welfare of the peoples concerned.
Furthermore, it is the desire of the three Governments to extend
co-operation to such nations in other spheres of the world as may be inclined
to"put forth endeavours along lines similar to their own, in order that their
ultimate aspirations for world peace may thus be realised.
Accordingly, the Governments of Germany, Italy and Japan have agreed
as follows:-
I. Japan recognises and respects the leadership of Germany and Italy in
the establishment of a new order in Europe.
II. Germany and Italy recognise and respect the leadership of Japan in
the establishment of a new order in Greater East Asia.
III. Germany, Italy and Japan agree to co-operate in their efforts on
the aforesaid lines.,, They further undertake to assist one another with Fall
political, economic and military means when one of the three contracting
Powers is attacked by a Power at present not involved in the European war
Sakror in the Chinese-Japanese conflict.
IV: With a view to implementing the present pact, joint technical
commissions, the members of which are to be appointed by the respective
Governments of Germany, Italy, and Japan, will meet without delay.
V. Germany, Italy and Japan affirm that the aforesaid terms do not in
any way affect the, political status which exists at present as between each
of the three contracting parties and Soviet Russia.