800.114N16 Information/1705
The Chargé in Japan (Neville) to the
Secretary of State
Tokyo, September 9, 1929.
[Received
September 27.]
No. 1270Sir: I have the honor to refer to the
Department’s instruction of April 1, 1929, informing the Embassy of the
conclusion of an arrangement, with the British Government for the mutual
exchange of information
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in
regard to seizures of narcotic drugs and in regard to persons who are
known to be engaged in carrying on illicit traffic in drugs.
In compliance with the Department’s instructions, the Embassy addressed a
note to the Foreign Office suggesting the desire of the Government of
the United States to conclude with the Japanese Government an
arrangement similar to that concluded with the British Government. A
reply has now been received from the Foreign Office stating that the
Japanese Government is prepared to welcome the conclusion of such an
arrangement and to instruct its Diplomatic and Consular Officers to
cooperate with their American colleagues or the appropriate American
authorities (if in American territory) in collecting and forwarding
information that will lead to the seizure of illicit narcotic drugs and
the detection or apprehension of persons engaged in the traffic. In an
annexe to its note the Foreign Office submits a list of the competent
Japanese authorities to whom the information in question should be
forwarded in Japan.
A copy of the note from the Foreign Office, with its annexe, is
transmitted herewith.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
The Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
(Shidehara) to the American
Chargé (Neville)
Tokyo, September 6, 1929.
No. 86/TsMonsieur le Chargé d’Affaires: I have the
honor to refer to your Note No. 481 of April 23rd last,6 in which you were good
enough to inform Baron Tanaka, my predecessor in office, of the
arrangement now existing between the United States Government and
the British Government for the exchange of information relating to
the seizure of illicit narcotic drugs and to persons engaged in this
traffic. You also stated that your Government would welcome the
conclusion with the Japanese Government of an arrangement similar to
that in effect with the British Government, and were prepared, if
agreeable to the Japanese Government, to instruct their Diplomatic
and Consular Officers to co-operate with their Japanese colleagues,
or the competent Japanese authorities (if in Japanese territory), in
collecting and forwarding information that will lead to the seizure
of illicit narcotic drugs and the detection or apprehension of
persons engaged in this traffic.
I am happy to state in reply that the Japanese Government welcome the
proposal of your Government and are prepared to co-operate with them
in forwarding information of the nature indicated above. The
Japanese Government, for the attainment of the object in view, agree
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to instruct their
Diplomatic and Consular Officers to co-operate with their American
colleagues, or the competent American authorities (if in American
territory), in collecting and forwarding information that will lead
to the seizure of illicit narcotic drugs and the detection or
apprehension of persons engaged in this traffic. Your Government
will be so good as to issue the necessary instructions, and to
inform me of the competent American authorities to whom such
information should be communicated by the Japanese Diplomatic and
Consular Officers in the United States. I beg to set forth in the
Annexe7 a list of
the competent Japanese authorities to whom the information in
question should be forwarded in this country.
I beg [etc.]
