Yes, the deletions were requested by Japan. Another point was that if Japan were to accept the treaty as proposed by Germany the aid proviso would not work to Japan's advantage because, for example, in case of a TJ. S.-Japan war, what particular aid could Germany give? Whereas, in case of a German-United States war, as another example, Japan would have to throw in her whole might in the Pacific. These are, of course, only examples that I am giving, and not to be construed as having come from the Japanese Government. Both SHIBATORI and I said that we well understood this feeling upon the part of Japan, but we felt that there would be a danger of rupturing negotiations if at this point Japan were to bring up the matter of it being against nations that had gone Communistic only. After all, up to now, there had been no talk such, as this. This matter and my thoughts as given above were communicated to the Foreign Office in a despatch during February 1939* Was that despatch sent while the ITO Commission was still in Germany or Italy? Yes, while they were in Berlin. You may continue. The answer to this communication arrived around the end of February or the beginning of March, and was