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The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand

Your telegram of 1 December [No. 75].

We were most grateful for your timely and valuable telegram and have had very fully in mind the considerations you mention.

You will since have seen from my telegrams M.412¹ and [No. 78] the substantial advance which has been made in our discussions with the United States.

We have considered most carefully the suggestion made in paragraph 1 of your telegram, but have come to the conclusion that, for the reasons given in paragraphs 3 and 4 of my telegram [No. 78], any immediate approach to the Thai Government would involve serious risks. As however there indicated, we are explaining the position to His Majesty's Minister at Bangkok in order that he may be able to make an approach to the Thai Government at short notice as circumstances may require.