11.94/25403/35
Document Handed by the Japanese Ambassador (Nomura) to the Secretary of State on November 7, 1941
(Tentative translation)
Disposition of Japanese Forces
(A) Stationing of Japanese forces in China and the withdrawal thereof:
With regard to the Japanese forces that have been despatched to China in connection with the China Affair, those forces in specified areas in North China and Mengchiang (Inner Mongolia) as well as in Hainan-tao (Hainan Island) will remain to be stationed for a certain required duration after the restoration of peaceful relations between Japan and China. All the rest of such forces will commence withdrawal as soon as general peace is restored between Japan and China, and the withdrawal will proceed according to separate arrangements between Japan and China and will be completed within two years with the firm establishment of peace and order.
[Page 710](B) Stationing of Japanese forces in French Indo-China and the withdrawal thereof:
The Japanese Government undertakes to guarantee the territorial sovereignty of French Indo-China. The Japanese forces at present stationed there will be withdrawn as soon as the China Affair is settled or an equitable peace is established in East Asia.
Principle of Non-discrimination
The Japanese Government recognizes the principle of non-discrimination in international commercial relations to be applied to all the Pacific areas, inclusive of China, on the understanding that the principle in question is to be applied uniformly to the rest of the entire world as well.