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It is suggested that when
handing the attached Aide M^moire to
Mr. Hull this afternoon you might
1.    Read to him the manuscript
telegram from the P.O. No.  2698, and
suggest that it reinforces our view of
the Japanese manoeuvres.
2.
visit to
Refer to Mr. Willkie's proposed
Japan on the following lines:-
"A visit to Japan by Mr.
Willkie at this juncture seems to H.M.G.
most injudicious since it could not fail
to be interpreted as an attempt to
appease Japan.    It would strengthen the
hand,not of more moderate opinion in
Japan,but of Matsuoka himself, whereas
the objective should surely be to
discredit those who have committed Japan
to an Axis policy and to have no truck
with Japan unless there are solid grounds
for feeling that a change of heart has
taken place.
WGH:HK