Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1930, Volume I

500.A15a3/1107a: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Minister in the Irish Free State (Sterling)

Washington, October 3, 1930—noon.

16. Now that the Japanese have ratified the Naval Treaty,³² it is understood that Australia, New Zealand and India will ratify very promptly. In this case, Ireland would be alone in preventing the coming into effect of the Treaty. The Department, therefore, would be very glad to have you once more take up this matter with the Government of the Free State to see whether some means might not be discovered to bring about ratification immediately. If this cannot be done, this Government is suggesting that a ceremony be held at the time of the deposit of the Japanese and American ratifications, since the President feels it important that the world should know, prior to the meeting of the Preparatory Commission, what has been actually accomplished in one phase of disarmament.

Stimson

32. On October 2, the Japanese Ambassador orally informed the Secretary of State that on October 2 the Emperor of Japan ratified the treaty (500.A15a3/1108).