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international body on which they were not only
not represented, but which was dominated by
their enemies.
The manner in which this proposal is put
to us tends moreover to increase one's
suspicions of its motive. If the Japanese have
a genuine financial scheme with some chance of
acceptance by the other parties concerned,
they should indicate in greater detail what
their ideas are and advance them as their own.
As usual, however, they want us to take the
responsibility for a move that will immediately
subject us to the gravest suspicion, while they
remain at liberty to respond to it as they like.
If you will remember, a proposal for Anglo-
Japanese action to prevent the collapse of the
fapi was made in July 1938 and was turned down
correspondence ending with for the reasons mentioned above (see Tokyo tele-
gram No. 819 of 6th July 1938 - F 7243/25/10
copy sent to the Treasury on 7th July).
It will be interesting to have Rogers'
observations on the telegram as well as those of
Sir A. Clark Kerr, but at first sight it seems
to us to be just another political trap. If the
Americans were willing to support the idea that
would be another matter, but there is not the
least likelihood of their doing so because of
its political implications.
also
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have
We shall be interested to see your obser-
vations in due course.
3.&.7.g.
21/6
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Sgd.) ASS CLARKE
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