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Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally

360 Evatt to Mission in Tokyo for MacArthur

Cablegram 538 CANBERRA, 31 August 1947, 10.30 p.m.

IMMEDIATE SECRET

Please convey the following message to MacArthur from Minister:-

Begins:

The Canberra Conference has shown not only a remarkable degree of common ground but also almost complete agreement with what was your general approach and also my own.

I shall send you a fuller report. In the meantime, press reports are by no means full or reliable.

Marshall has sent me a message saying that he hopes that it will be possible to hold preliminary discussions during the first few weeks of the General Assembly. I am replying that I think this will be suitable so long as matter is then pressed forward with energy and despatch.

Regards.

Ends. [1]

1 MacArthur replied on 3 September: 'Thanks for your message and heartiest congratulations on the success of the Canberra Conference. It reflects your leadership.'

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