Your Excellency,
 
      
 
 
I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that I have been 
      instructed to make the following communication: to the Imperial 
      Japanese Government on behalf of His % Majesty's Governments in 
      the United Kingdom, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, New 
      Oealand, and the Union of South Africa.
 
      
 
 
His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom, Canada, Commonwealth 
      of Australia, New Oealand, Union of South Africa have followed 
      closely in consultation with the United States Government the 
      negotiations in which the latter have been engaged with the Japanese 
      Government with a view to relieving the present tension in the 
      Far East. His Majesty's Governments viewed with the same concern 
      as the United States Government the rapidly growing concentration 
      of Japanese forces in Indo-China which prompted the enquiry by 
      the United States Government to the Japanese Government on December 
      2nd. They have found Japanese reply to that enquiry extremely 
      disquieting. However valid the explanations in regard to North 
      Indo-China as to which they expressly reserve their views the 
      reply entirely fails to explain the fact that the bulk of Japanese 
      fordes are stationed in South Indo-China and are being constantly 
      and heavily augmented.
 
      
 
 
There is no threat from any quarter against Indo-China and 
      this concentration in South Indo-China is only explicable on 
      the assumption that the Japanese Government are preparing for 
      some further aggressive
 
      
 
 
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