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NOTHING

ΤΟ

BE

WRITTEN

IN

THIS

MARGIN.

Minutes,

3

policy of Japan and the freedom of the

Far Eastern seas.

I do not think that it would be desirable

to attempt any serious discussion with the

Chinese Government of the question raised by

their present enquiry, and I suggest that our

reply should be a friendly but non-committal

one to the effect that while we should be glad

to collaborate in the event of war our position

in the Far East would be contingent on the line

taken by the other Pacific Powers including

the United States and Russia.

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24/3

I it is really very

difficult to understand how

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with China would to anything

Muut a

не

one sided affair.

Michald

24/112

Lapel fernally with the above, of дарее

Jafan

Came

Far East

in the

the best service which

China Could render us

could

be to compel

the Japse to

Давн

beef

number

max um han

of men

we

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could

China. In return

Mabally only

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