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possibility of discussion in London though he admitted that in proposing it he was clutching at a straw. However, he would like to await the further Japanese response referred to in Washington telegram No.798 before taking things further. It might then, he said, be desirable for him to come to London quickly to see if a solution could be put together which might comment itself to both Japan and the United States. The two countries were so boxed in that a new initiative might need to come from a third party. But he
72 Tresize (gave no precise indication of whether he had any ideas for a solution and if so what.
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