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acknowledged friendly sentiments of the Chinese Government and
offer of man-power and resources, of which they would be glad
to take advantage if occasion arose. They trusted that
Chinese Government would agree that victory over Germany was
only means of restoring world to a state where democratic and
liberty-loving nations like the Chinese and ourselves could
maintain an independent existence free from the constant fear
of unprovoked aggression. It was no less in China's interests
than in our own that the allied Powers should not be hampered
by avoidable preoccupations in the Far East and in particular
that Japan should be given no pretext for intervention on side
of our enemy. For the present at least Japan had ded ared her
intention to avoid participation in the European war, and so
long as she maintained that attitude His Majesty's Government
felt that it would be in the best interests of China and of
China's friends in Europe if the Chinese Government would also
remain aloof from the European conflict.
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Repeated to Chingking 138; Tokyo 622;
unnumbered; Singapore unnumbered;
Paris No.663 (Saving).
Commander-in-Chief
Hongkong unnumbered; and
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