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71 Mr S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London, to Mr J. A. Lyons, Prime Minister

Cablegram unnumbered GENEVA, 1 October 1937, 10.39 p.m.

SECRET

At further meeting of the Advisory Committee today, Sub-committee
appointed including Australia on the understanding that the
Subcommittee only instrument of full committee to facilitate and
expedite work and that the Sub-committee will submit report before
the rising of the Assembly of the League of Nations on Tuesday
next. China submitted and endeavoured to have resolution
condemning Japan debated by the full committee. This however
referred to the Subcommittee which immediately met, and adjourned
after an hour's discussion till tomorrow morning for the
preparation of memorandum giving resume of facts of the position
as ascertainable from published documents statements and speeches
of both parties and embodying summary of treaty undertakings and
obligations.

BRUCE


[AA : A981, CHINA 114, x]
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