File No. 763.72112/9493
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France ( Sharp)
5176. For McFadden [from Fuller, War Trade Board]:
No. 223. Stetson. Embassy’s 4521, July 20, 6 p.m. Your 284. Regard inclusion Japan in coordination plan and conferences Paris, London, and Washington extremely desirable and important. Negotiations for that purpose in progress here several months. We proposed unification United States and Japanese enemy trading lists to Japanese Embassy, April 4. Embassy notified us Tokio’s assent June 21. Desirable that French and Italian Governments join us in urging England to agree inclusion Japan at once. White list not proposed. Prefer leaving place conferences on lists for China as detail for later consideration. Fuller.