Mi nuies.
Mr. Hull spoke to me this morning
again about Japan.
In our last conversation he had
thrown out the idea of a warning to Japan,
on which I said I had not asked Mr. Sden any
specific question, but could readily do so.
I felt little doubt that His Majesty's
Government would be very glad if United States
Government did feel able to give a specific
warning to Japan against any movement against
Russia, and that if the United States Government
cid give such warning, I had little doubt we
should be immediately ready to associate
ourselves with it.
air. Hull again said that he would
let me know when they had decided on their
policy.
He emphasised the importance of
Vladivostok, and bewailed the indiscretions
both of the Maritime Commission and Colonel Knox.
His idea was to keep on sending ships
to Vladivostok not convoyed:    for if the Japanese
wanted to stop them, they would stop them anyhow,
and he did not want to appear a6 if he expected
them to be stopped.
31st October, 19U1