793.94/6591: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Bingham) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 21—8:35 a.m.]
188. My 187, April 21, 10 a.m. In conversation with Simon yesterday evening he read me British Embassy telegram from Tokyo, just received, giving the British Ambassador’s version of the statement of the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman in regard to China. Simon said he took a most apprehensive view of this Japanese move and said that to meet it successfully he felt close Anglo-American consultation and cooperation was necessary, and hoped for his part that once the facts were established there might be an early exchange [Page 123] of views. I regarded it as significant that he made no reference to the League of Nations.
I told Simon I would report his statement to me to my Government.