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2.

As regards publicity, His

xcellency agreed to my

request that nothing should be sai? officially before Monday

morning papers, so as to give time for arrangements to be made

in London. On Monday the Japanese Government will state that

settlement of incident has been reached as the result of

exchange of notes between the two Goverments. Vice Minister

for Foreign Affairs quite understood you would wish to make a

more detailed statement in Parliament but expressed the hope that this would be made as little controversial as possible so

as not to mar effect of quick settlement,

I should be grateful if I might be informed as much as possible in advance of terms of any statement you may propose

to make or issue.

Addressed to Foreign Office No. 186, repeated to Shanghai

No. 158, Hongkong No. 33 and Canton No. 18.