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Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

356 Mr R.G. Menzies, Prime Minister, to Mr S.M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London

Cablegram unnumbered n.d. [14 November 1939 [1]],

IMMEDIATE SECRET

We are negotiating with Japan for sale of wheat portion cash portion terms. Would this conflict with British policy. Prompt reply would be appreciated. [2]

MENZIES

1 See Document 357.

2 Menzies had previously sent unnumbered cablegrams to Bruce on 25 September and 10 October 1939 requesting clarification of U.K.

policy on wheat sales (on files AA: A981, Trade 68, in and AA:

A981, Trade 6 respectively).

[AA: M100, NOVEMBER 1939]

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