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Sir Ronald Campbell
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I had a long conversation with the Vice-President this
afternoon about his Committee on Scononic Defense.   He referred to the
Far East and said that he had some weeks ago given a good deal of personal
attention to maintaining tight economic pressure, because he had become
suspicious that Mr. Hull was being "led up the garden path"   by the
Japanese and that there was a risk of Mr. Hull persuading the President to
weaken with Tokyo.   He told me with great frankness that he had this morning
carefully tested out the President to see if he could detect any weakening
in the President's mind with regard to the secret political discussions
nov; going forward.   He said that he personally was satisfied that, so far
as the President was concerned, there was no weakening at all and that he
had formed the view that Mr. Hull was^aware of the pitfalls that might be
set about his feet.
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