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part in a Conference of the nature indicated
some considerable time had to elapse before
it was possible to reply to the invitation
of the United States Government.
His Majesty's Government though fully
sharing the opinion of the Indian Government
that a conference for the purpose of conven-
tionalizing the resolutions of the Shanghai
Commission would be premature and that the
more extended programme which the Government
of the United States had suggested as a basiı
for discussion contained matter which went
beyond and was inconsistent with the recom-
mendations of the Shanghai Commission and in
volved the discussion of subjects to which
strong objection must be taken, nevertheless
recognised that a point-blank refusal would,
for political reasons, be difficult, and
therefore decided to take part in the pro-
posed Conference subject to certain condi-
tions and reservations.
His Majesty's Government, in replying
to the invitation of the United States Gov-
ernment laid it down as a condition of their
participati