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

711.94/1972: Telegram

The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

[Substance]

Tokyo, February 27, 1941—midnight.
[Received February 27—12:10 p.m.]

334. Yesterday I told Matsuoka that I entirely concurred in and approved of all that Dooman had said to Ohashi on February 14. As the latter had given only an oral report of the conversation to Matsuoka I read him the whole memorandum of it. I was somewhat surprised when the Minister stated his entire agreement with what Dooman had said. Today I am sending Matsuoka for his personal use a copy of the memorandum.

Grew