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Delete the sentence beginning
"mere protests" and ending ineffective".
(All)
Statement referred to above was communicated
on December 18th by His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires
in Peking to his 11 colleagues representing Washing-
ton Treaty Powers other than China. Copies are
being communicated to such representatives of those
Powers as ask for them.
I would add for your guidance that it is not
intended to publish this statement for the present
though events may sooner or later force me to do so,
You should at once report should any leakage be
apparent in the local press and I should be grateful
for any indication you can give me as to the reception
of this statement by the Government to which you are
accredited.
(Tokyo only) Repeat to Peking No. 400.
J