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It appears to His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom 
      that publication of such a declaration would in itself be a valuable 
      contribution to the stability of Europe and we should propose 
      that publication should be followed by an examination by the 
      signatories of any specific situation which requires it with 
      a view to determining the nature of any action which might be 
      taken.
 
      
 
 
Please endeavor immediately to obtain the views respectively 
      of the French, Soviet and Polish Governments. His Majesty's Government 
      in the United Kingdom would be prepared to sign the declaration 
      immediately the three other Governments indicated their readiness 
      to do so.
 
      Instructions in the above sense have been sent to His Majesty's 
      Ambassadors in Paris, Moscow and Warsaw. His Majesty's Representatives 
      in Athens, Bucarest, Angora, Belgrade, Cairo, Lisbon and Baghdad 
      have also been informed of the position and told that His Majesty's 
      Government propose that nothing shall be said to the Governments 
      to which they are accredited until the French, Soviet and Polish 
      Governments have agreed with His Majesty's Government on the 
      declaration. His Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Berlin has also 
      been informed of the position.
 
      
 
 
BRITISH EMBASSY,
 
      WASHINGTON, D.C. 
 
      March 21st, 1939