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1939
Regist6776/2882/10.
FROM ir E. Phipps,
(Paris).
No.473 (7/72/G/39).
Dated
Secret.
Receive 18th Apr.1939.
in Registry
20th Apr. 1939.
F:China,
Last Paper.
F.3024
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20 APR 1939
Chinese proposals for joint action in Far East.
Refers to Foreign Office despatch No.892 of 14th April (F 3024/2882/10). Reports verbal representations to French authorities who considered that proposal for bringing United States of America into matter was of value but that approach should first be made by Chinese Government. M.Chauvel considered it well that His Majesty's Government had not returned a definite negative to Chinese proposals and enquired whether cutting losses" included British concessions and Hong Kong. Mr. Campbell replied that it would include anything lost in course of hostilities and in event of grave situation in Europe.
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(Minutes.)
Mr. Chauvel to a bit optimistic in thinking that we could, through the Chrisse, induce the American Gost to embark now
on discussion
of plans for cooperation against Japan on the lines indicated
14. M. Campell by the Chinese Ambassador in
DH.
Pass from M. Ronald
Amil 24 F302K.
7.14 Washington 10/380
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Tohno to 254 returns to the charge there to
April 24
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no harm in suggesting that since
the American altitude would be
26/45 % 10 a most important factor
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