Cablegram 238 20 April 1941,
MOST SECRET
With reference your M.38 of 1st April [1] please see my 239 of even date to Dominions Office. [2] Latham [3] has advised of report that 10 divisions concentrated in Formosa and 3 in Hainan and transports for whole force in readiness for attack on Singapore to synchronize with German bombing attack on Suez Canal.
Casey [4] also refers similar reports received in Washington. If joint declaration at present time could be arranged would therefore be most opportune.
FADDEN
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1 Document 376.
2 In similar terms to the cablegram printed here. See file AA:
A981, Japan 185B, i.
3 Minister to Japan. See cablegrams 183 and 184 of 13 April on file AA: A1608, A41/1/1, xx.
4 Minister to the United States. See cablegram 283 of 14 April on file AA: A1608, A41/1/1, xx.
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[AA: A981, JAPAN 185B, i]