Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, Japan, 1931–1941, Volume I

793.94/12188

The American Embassy in Japan to the Japanese Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Memorandum

The American Embassy refers to its memorandum dated December 15, 1937⁴ requesting the Foreign Office to take appropriate action in support of a proposal of the American Ambassador at Hankow to insure the safety of a certain area at Hankow.

The American Embassy now desires to remind the Japanese Government that while the American Government claims absolute freedom for its ships to move and trade on the Yangtze River, the American Government looks to the Japanese authorities to give prior warning in the event of any area on the Yangtze becoming, through steps taken by the Japanese authorities, a danger area.

Tokyo , December 28, 1937.

4. Not printed.