Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1921, Volume II

811.5294/234a

The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Bell)

Washington, January 7, 1921.

No. 419

Sir: Referring to the Department’s telegram of January 6,⁶⁴ there is enclosed herewith for your information a copy of the memorandum of protest filed by the Japanese Embassy.⁶⁵

This memorandum is purely formal in its character and was, the Department understands, filed by the Embassy so that there would be on record a statement from the Japanese Government in regard to the action taken by the State of California at the last election. It is not intended to affect in any way the conversations which are still in progress between Ambassadors Morris and Shidehara.

I am [etc.]

For the Acting Secretary of State:

Alvey A. Adee

64. Not printed.
65. Supra.