It did not mean, Mr. Butler went on, that Britain was looking to the end of the war to lend money to Japan to enable her to complete the domination of China (this was in reply to a taunt made by Sir Stafford Cripps earlier).
"I have been authorized," he added, "to remove that false impression, which has received wide currency in the Far East."
Referring to Spain, Mr. Butler said he understood that the Spanish Government was evacuating more than 1,500 volunteers from Spain in the next day o> two.
With regard to belligerent rights, the Government view remained unchanged.
The Foreign Under-Secretary declared that he could add nothing on the subject of Colonies today. He emphasized that a four-Power pact of the type to which Sir Stafford Cripps referred was not contemplated by the Government.
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