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Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hamilton) to the Secretary of State
[Washington,] November 27, 1941.
Mr. Secretary: There is attached a memorandum of a conversation between Mr. Langdon Warner of the Fogg Museum, Boston, and Mr. Ballantine10 relating to a suggestion by Mr. Warner that consideration might be given to the sending by the President of a communication to the Emperor of Japan, having as its purpose the diverting of Japan from its present courses to courses of peace.
No further action on this matter need be taken so far as Mr. Warner is concerned.
M[axwell] M. H[amilton]
- Memorandum dated November 27, not printed; Mr. Warner cited his letter of November 12 printed in the New York Times of November 16.↩