My telegram No. 94 of 10th May. [1] Reports appearing in the press
state that owing to disturbed relations between the United Kingdom
and Japan Australian Government do not propose to proceed for the
present with the establishment of a Legation at Tokio.

I made informal enquiries as to the authenticity of these reports
and I was informed that Commonwealth Government have not as yet
definitely decided when they will make an approach to you
regarding proposed establishment of Legations but that they are in
agreement with the United Kingdom Government's view that it would
be more 'symbolic' if in the first instance they only proceeded
with establishment of Legation at Washington.