Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1932, The Far East, Volume IV

793.94 Shanghai Round Table/30: Telegram

The Chargé in Japan (Neville) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, June 3, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received June 3—7:47 a.m.]

146. Department’s 122, June 1, 6 p.m.

1. I met with the British, French and Italian Ambassadors today. The British Ambassador only had received definite instructions which were similar to mine. We decided to wait until the French and Italian Ambassadors had been instructed before taking action as we felt that as the proposal had been made to all of us together, a joint verbal reply would be desirable.

2. The Vice Minister told me this morning that the Prime Minister hoped to induce Count Uchida³⁷ to take the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs; that while Viscount Saito would be prepared to receive an answer to Yoshizawa’s proposals he would probably prefer to leave further action to Count Uchida’s judgment, assuming that the latter would accept office. I gather from the Vice Minister’s conversation that he was not prepared himself to discuss the matter.

Neville

37. Count Yasuya Uchida, president of the South Manchuria Railway Co. and a former Minister for Foreign Affairs.