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

No. 313

Sir: Receipt is acknowledged of your despatch No. 532 of March 18, 1920, enclosing a copy of your despatch to Consul General Miller in which you comment on the situation described by him in his despatch No. 21 to the Department, a copy of which he sent to you.

The Department approves of your suggestion to Mr. Miller in regard to the use of Bishop Welch’s memorandum as the basis for a general and informal agreement on the policy to be pursued in regard to American Mission schools. It also agrees with your view that the question is one which should not be permitted to go to issue if an informal working policy can be devised.

A copy of this instruction is being forwarded to the Consul General at Seoul.

I am [etc.]

For the Secretary of State
Alvey A. Adee