File No. 861.00/1581

The Ambassador in Japan ( Morris ) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

My British colleague, in pursuance of instructions, yesterday informed the Japanese Government that in the view of his Government landing of British and Japanese marines at Vladivostok was due solely to need for the protection of Allied life and property, and had no relation to the larger question of Allied intervention in Siberia. He further stated that the captain of the Suffolk had been directed to do his best to settle the present difficulties with the local authorities and bring incident to an amicable close.

The Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs expressed the hearty concurrence of the Japanese Government in this view and in the instructions given to the British captain.

I have repeated Peking.

Morris