-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.
 
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