His Majesty's Aifihassador presents
his eompliraeats to the Secretary 'of f state
and has the honour to inform Mr. Hull that
Up* Mallet duly coMBiunieated the substance
of the letter's note of February 8th regarding
certain islands in the Pacific to His Majesty's
Principal Secretary of state for Foreign
Affairs*    Sir Ronald Lindsay has now been
instructed to assure Mr. Hull that His
Majesty1 s Government in the United Kingdom are
devoting careful consideration to the renewal
of the United States Government's offer of
Augustf 193r/» to enter into discussions
concerning the status and use of those Pacific
islands which both Governments claim.
Kvery effort will he made to expedite
a reply which must however it will be appreciated
involve a certain delay owing to the necessity
of consulting His Majesty's Government in the
Commonwealth of Australia, His Majesty's Government
in New Zealand, and the High Commissioner for the
western Pacific.
V BRITISH BHBASSY,
WASHINGTON, D. 0.,
February 20th, 1939.
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