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The Chief of Naval Operations (Pratt) to the Commander in Chief, United States Asiatic Fleet (Taylor)46

[Washington, February 3, 1932—1 p.m.]

Your 0003–1921. When you exchange calls with Vice Admiral Nomura the new commander of the Japanese Naval forces in the Yangtze area please present my compliments and state that I have every confidence in his and your ability to find some happy solution out of this tangled situation around Shanghai which will guarantee neutrality and safety of International Settlement.

  1. Copy of telegram transmitted to the Department by the Navy Department on February 3.↩