711.94/1609: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
286. Your 620, July 26, 6 p.m.
- 1.
- The President appreciated receiving Mr. Matsuoka’s private message
and commented thereon informally in the following sense:
Mr. Matsuoka’s assurance of his desire and interest in maintaining world peace and the candor with which he expressed his view on the need of adaptation to world growth and change as a means of realizing world peace are gratifying. Answering Mr. Matsuoka in the same spirit of candor, real and lasting world peace cannot in our opinion be brought about except by orderly processes and by just and fair dealing, which involve respect for the rights of all concerned and which permit nations to realize their legitimate aspirations. All peoples, including the American people and the Japanese people, naturally and rightly have aspirations for security and progress. Changes brought about for these purposes and by these means are beneficial and are regarded with satisfaction by the United States. The existence among leaders of Japan and the United States of zeal for maintenance of world peace offers opportunity, given mutual sincerity and good will, for constructive exploration toward advancing relations between the Governments and peoples of Japan and the United States.
- 2.
- Unless you perceive objection, please communicate the sense of the above informally to Mr. Matsuoka.