6. Other contract placed or about (? 2 grps. omitted: to be placed) includes T.N.T. powder, 50 artillery and A.R.P. accessories. 7. Conversations are said to be taking place for construction of cartridge and rifle factory under Japanese direction in Thailand. ANNEX 'B'. FROM: JAPAN. Decypher. Sir R. Craigie, (Tokyo). 27th January, 1941. D. 1.50 p.m. 28th January, 1941. R. 7.10 a.m. 29th January, 1941. No. 146. My telegram No. 131. Acceptance of Japanese mediation with its enhancement of the Japanese prestige in overpowering eastern Asia and its open recognition of Japan's claim to leadership in this area (since much vaunted both by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Japanese press) is a serious development from our point of view.