United States officials indicated last night that the British offer was being considered very seriously and that its feffeets on Japan were being carefully weighed.
'Commenting on State Department conversations. with the British Ambassador and' Australian Minister during the past three weeks, diplo-marie quarters pointed out last night that the line between "exploratory talks" and "negotiations" is thinly drawn. "The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordelt Hull, said last week that the discussions were "exploratory," was recalled.
Observers here recalled that the United States Navy is familiar with operations from the Singapore naval base because several American warships visited Singapore and partici pated in British manqouvres there several Years ago
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