740.0011 P. W./148
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
[Washington,] March 3, 1941.
The British Ambassador called at his request. In the course of the conversation I said to the Ambassador that I myself do not trust the statements the Japanese Ambassador recently made to Mr. Churchill in London to the effect that Japan would not undertake to attack either Singapore or the Dutch East Indies. The Ambassador did not take issue but stated that he was inclined to the view that they would not make such attacks immediately.
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