| Before Pearl Harbor, Japan targeys Australia's New Guinea Territories (1222 words) |
 | Inoue was one of Japan's better strategic thinkers, and commander of the 4th Fleet, or South Seas Force, based at Truk in Japan's Caroline Islands League Mandate. |
| Inoue's third argument was that Port Moresby was situated on the southern coast of the New Guinea mainland, and separated from the Australian mainland by a 500 kilometre (300 mile) stretch of the Coral Sea. |
| Inoue's argument for the capture of Australia's Port Moresby was greatly strengthened by the quick Australian response to the capture of Rabaul. |
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