861a.01/288

The Japanese Chargé (Saburi) to the Secretary of State

The Japanese Chargé d’Affaires presents his compliments to the Honorable the Secretary of State and, acting under instructions from the Japanese Government, has the honor to inform him that on the 24th of June the following announcement was made public in Tokio:

“The Japanese Government have decided to withdraw all the Japanese troops from the Maritime Province of Siberia by the end of October 1922. Suitable measures will be taken for the protection of resident Japanese subjects.”