Office of the Historian

693.002 Manchuria/199: Telegram

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

Tokyo, July 16, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received July 16—5:07 a.m.]

189. My British colleague has received instructions to make further representations to the Japanese Government expressing the disappointment of the British Government at the customs situation in Dairen as well as at the announced impending recognition by Japan of the Manchukuo régime. His instructions invoke the Sino-Japanese treaty of 1907 as well as the Nine-Power Treaty and advance arguments similar to those already used against interference with the Chinese Customs Administration [in Manchuria?] which indirectly involves an interference with British trade, and against encouragement by Japan of a separatist movement in China. He took the matter up with Arita, who advanced the same time-worn replies, and will see Uchida next week.

Repeated to Peiping.

Grew