500.A15a3/417a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Dawes)
[Paraphrase]
Washington, November 20, 1929—5
p.m.
305. The President deems it wiser, until after the outcome of the forthcoming discussions with the members of the Japanese delegation on their way to London, for you to refrain from discussing the question of the Japanese ratio with Matsudaira, in order that any possible misunderstanding or confusion on this delicate subject may be avoided.
Stimson