Office of the Historian

861.77/2259: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 1, 1921—5 p.m.
[Received October 1—3:46 p.m.]

325. My September 24th, 4 p.m. Foreign Office now state that further inquiries elicit that one Japanese is interested in the matter but that he is not likely to succeed as he has not the support or countenance of the Japanese Government. Also that the Japanese military authorities have nothing to do with the matter.

Referring to Department’s no. 165, September 27. Japanese Foreign Office has no information concerning such negotiations and have never heard of them according to the statement by the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Have informed Stevens.42

Warren
  1. Last two paragraphs paraphrased.↩