Reference your 51. [1] For your information Consul General Japan
[2] visited Canberra to state his Government had received
authentic information that Commonwealth Government had requested
Sautot [3] to place an embargo on all goods exported to Japan. He
was informed no such request made. On being pressed as to source
of information he stated French officials had told Japanese
Consul-General. [4] I replied such inaccurate reports tended to
create misunderstandings and we also had information their Consul
was interfering with internal affairs of Colony both of which he
should report to his Government.

HODGSON