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Cypher telegram to Sir R. Craigie, (Tokyo),

Foreign Office. 18th June, 1940. 7.00 p.m.

No.576.

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Your telegram No.1006 į June

between Powers on China currency).

Consultation

Our idea was that Sir G. Sanson might discreetly

sound Ministry of Finance and Bank of Japan with a view

to ascertaining whether they share Vice-Minister for

Foreign Affairs' views, without referring to your

conversation with the latter. We would then be in a

better position to judge whether it would be worth

while for you to pursue the question further with

Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.

2. If you see no objection I suggest this course be adopted.

No.55.

Repeat to Shanghai No.568, Hong Kong for Rogers

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