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From:
JAPAN.
Sir R. Craigie, (Tokyo).
4th September, 1939.
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1.40 a.m.
2.10 a.m.
5th September, 1939.
5th September, 1939.
No. 1162.
1 Your telegram No. 556.
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I am grateful for full outline of your views and submit my own
observations as follows:
General situation.
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This appears to be at first sight less favourable for successful
resumption of Tientsin negotiations than it was before the fall of
the late government (i.e. the moment at which I sent my telegram
No. 1095). First and foremost outbreak of war should, in the
opinion of many Japanese provide Japan with completion of the
opportunity which she has awaited for driving a large part of our
interests from China. Secondly the new cabinet does not impress
me very favourably and in any case it lacks the personal incentive
of its predecessor to conclude conversations satisfactorily.
must avoid the joint danger of appearing over-anxious to renew
conversations and missing a favourable opportunity to do so. If
new cabinet were to decide in favour of Japan making common cause
with the Democracies everyt ing would of course be simplified but
there is nothing which cold at present justify reliance on any such
decision (in such matters Mr. Edwards and even Mr. Shigemitsu may prove dangerous guides) and my observations are based on the assump-
tion that for a time the cabinet will remain on the fence.
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