"For that purpose 1 need hardly say that it is of vital importance that there should be security and stability in this part of East Asia, Therefore when there arose dispute concerning the boundary between Thailand and French Indo-China last year I sincerely wished that dispute would be amicably settled. Unfortunately, however, hostilities began between two countries, e Japanese Government considered that it would be undesirable, in interests of all East Asia if this state of affairs were allowed to last long and therefore we have decided to mediate between the two countries.
"Now that we have entered upon the task of mediation, he said "it will readily be appreciated that the Japanese Government are prepared to endeavour to bring about settlement of the dispute with determmation and responsibility. It was most fortunate. that the conference for cessation of hostilities, held at Saigon, so speedily came to a satisfactory end.
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