-2- #480, September 6, 7 p.m., from Tokyo via Shanghai and NR (3) Finally we appreciate the desire of the Japanese Government to avoid incidents and are anxious to continue the process of endeavoring to settle outstanding difficulties by amicable negotiation. My French colleague is asking his Government to authorize him to make a similar reply and my United States colleague is recommending to the United States Government that he should be instructed to communicate with Japanese Government on similar lines or in such a way as to show support and line taken by French and ourselves. Our own reply could also refer to the July 22nd formula which rendered second sentence of aide memoire unnecessary. Tone of our reply would naturally depend to a certain extent on attitude adopted by United States Government and on nature of United States reply." Repeated to Shanghai, Shanghai please repeat to Peiping and Chungking. DOOMAN CSB |