Sir George Sansom, Adviser on Far Eastern Affairs to His Majesty's
Ambassador in Washington, was recently shown at the State
Department, for his own information, and not as an official
communication, a draft document setting forth the United States
policy in respect of Japan. Sir George Sansom's summary of its
contents as recollected from a hasty perusal is given in my
immediately following telegram. [1]

In view of the probability that the question of the ultimate
treatment of Japan may arise in some form during Potsdam meeting
the Foreign Office have thought it desirable to send to Washington
a telegram of which the text is contained in my second following
telegram. [2]

We should welcome your observations.