701.9411/251
The Ambassador in Japan (Morris) to
the Secretary of State
Tokyo, May 19,
1919.
[Received June
27.]
No. 411Sir: I have the honor to forward herewith copy
of a letter which I wrote to Viscount Uchida, containing the substance
of a message sent by Secretary Lansing to the Department of State and by
it transmitted in his behalf to Viscount Ishii together with a copy of a
note of acknowledgment and thanks from Viscount Uchida in reply.73
I have [etc.]
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[Enclosure]
The American Ambassador (Morris) to the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
(Uchida)
My Dear Viscount Uchida: It gives me much
pleasure to communicate to you the following, which is the substance
of a message sent by Secretary Lansing to the Department of State
and by it transmitted in his behalf to Viscount Ishii on the 19th
instant:
“Please say to Viscount Ishii that I have learned with great
regret that he is thinking of resigning the Ambassadorship
at Washington—a post which he is fulfilling so acceptably to
the American Government, and no less so, I am sure, to his
own Government. I am particularly pained to be informed that
his proposed action is due to the failure of my memory to
coincide with his in the recollection of a conversation
concerning Baron Sakatani, whom I also esteem highly. I
venture to hope that Viscount Ishii will reconsider the
matter and will put aside all thought of resigning. I wish
him a pleasant vacation, but hope to find him returning soon
to Washington, where his gifts of mind and heart will be of
great value in preserving the cordial relations now existing
between our several countries,”
Very sincerely yours,
