Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

490 Mr R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister, to Mr R. G. Casey, Minister to the United States

Cablegram 58 7 June 1941,

Your telegram 406 of 4th June. [1] I entirely agree that a private undertaking communicated without publicity to Japanese Government is adequate. I expressed that view in London. I will ask Bruce [2] to advise the Foreign Office in that sense.

MENZIES

1 Document 485.

2 High Commissioner in London. Menzies sent Bruce an unnumbered cablegram On 7 June, repeating the text of Casey's cablegram 406 and asking Bruce to pass it to the U.K. Foreign Office. See file AA: A981, Far East 26A.

[AA: A981, FAR EAST 26A]

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