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No. 998.
(F 3776/2882/10).
OUT FILE
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1.
24th April, 1939.
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Sir,
I observe from Your Excellency's despatch No. 473
(7/72/G/39) Secret, of the 18th April, that the French
Government have no very definite plan in mind as regards
the joint representations which they tentatively suggested
might be made by His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington,
in company with his French colleague, on the subject of
the proposals recently put forward by the Chinese for
joint action and consultation in the Far East. While
the ideas of the French Government on this subject remain
in their present somewhat nebulous state, I do not feel
disposed to issue any instructions to Sir Ronald Lindsay,
and unless you see grave objection, I propose to do
nothing further in the matter, unless and until the
Quai d'Orsay come forward with some rather more definite
suggestion.
2. I am sending copies of this despatch to His Majesty's Representatives at Washington, Shanghai and Tokyo.
I am, with great truth and respect,
Sir,
Your Excellency's obedient Servant,
(For the Secretary of State)
(Sa.) N. B. RONALD.
His Excellency
The Right Honourable
Sir Eric Phipps, G.C.M.G., C.V.O.,
etc.,
etc.,
Paris.
etc.,
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