In the event of severance of relations it will be necessary to
entrust protection of our interests and legation property to some
friendly neutral representative. The United Kingdom have selected
Argentine and I suggest that you take the necessary steps at
Buenos Aires and in due course authorise me to request the
Argentine Ambassador to take charge of our interests also.

I presume that you are in touch with the United Kingdom Government
and know their intentions and that you will take the necessary
steps to ensure no Japanese officials or citizens leave Australia
until you are sure all Australian officials and citizens have left
Japan. There might well be reciprocity re both officials and
citizens as it is unlikely that Australia would want to retain
Japanese civilians in internment. It is possible that most
satisfactory method will be for each country to provide transport
for the personnel of the other and their effects, or alternatively
transport to neutral port of America. [1]

LATHAM