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internal government documents from those days cite as reasons for establishing comfort stations the need to prevent anti-japanese sentiments from fermenting [sic] as a result of rapes and other unlawful acts by japanese military personnel against local residents in the areas occupied by the then japanese military, the need to prevent loss of troop strength by venereal and other diseases, and the need to prevent espionage” (e/cn.4/1996/137, p. 14);
那一时期的内部政府文件所列举的有关设立慰安所的原因包括，防止因日本军人在当时由日本军方占领的地区对当地居民进行强奸和从事其他非法行为而造成反日情绪滋生的需要，防止因梅毒和其他疾病造成兵力消耗的需要及防止间谍的需要 "；(见e/cn.4/1996 /137,14页)
