¦OONKtlOPPICrALCOMMUNICATIONa TO
THI SECRETARY Or STATE
WASHINGTON. O. C.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
August 8, 1941.
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My dear Sir Anthony:
Referring further to the pending exchange of
ratifications of the amendatory treaty for the ad-
vancement of peace between the United States and New
Zealand, I am sending you herewith a copy of a state-
ment for the press which I have drafted.    As you will
observe I have made a combined statement for the ex-
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change of ratifications with New Zealand, Australia
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\   - -^and Canada.   For this reason I am also sending a copy
of the proposed press statement to Mr. Allard of the
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yU   Canadian Legation and to Mr. Heydon of the Australian
Legation and am asking for their comments concerning it.
I shall appreciate it if you will furnish me with
any comments which you may care to make in regard to the
proposed press statement at the earliest moment practic-
able as I hope that arrangements may be made with the
Office of the Secretary of State to effect the exchanges
of the ratifications at an early date.
Sincerely yours,
Enclosure:
Draft press
statement.
Charles M. Barnes,
Chief, Treaty Division.
Sir Anthony Rumbold, Bt., Esquire,
Second Secretary,
British Embassy.