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Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

160 Mr R. G. Casey, Minister to the United States, to Department of External Affairs

Cablegram 62 WASHINGTON, [18 April 1940] [1], 5.30 p.m.

Your telegram No. 40 [2] delayed in decoding. Lothian [3] who had not received any instructions mentioned subject to Mr. Hull [4] yesterday was referred for an answer to statement dealt with in my telegram No. 61 [5] which was in terms I had anticipated and which you will have received through the press. I propose to watch reaction in Congress and press before asking to see the Secretary of State in a day or so. Meanwhile you may wish to let me have your views on the United States statement.

1 The date of dispatch has been taken from Casey's file Copy on AA: A3300, 16.

2 Document 154.

3 U.K. Ambassador to the United States.

4 U.S. Secretary of State.

5 Document 156.

[AA: A981, NETHERLANDS 33]

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