70 Mr J. A. Lyons, Prime Minister, to Mr S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London
Cablegram unnumbered, 30 September 1937
Your telegram 29th September [1]
Desire you accept any invitation for Australia to join Sub- committee.
Resolution of moral condemnation on bombing of open towns by Japanese aircraft widely regarded as justifiable and feeling in Australia is hardening against ruthless nature of Japanese aggression.
LYONS
[AA : A981, CHINA 114, ix]