File No. 893.00/2904

The Japanese Embassy to the Department of State

The suggestion concerning the assurance to be given the Chinese Government in regard to the financial assistance as stated in the latter part of the memorandum of the State Department dated November 16 falls in line with the views of the Imperial Government, as they understand it.

Accordingly, they have instructed their representative in Peking to take necessary steps in the sense of the above-mentioned suggestion if the other powers concerned will also agree.