500.A15A4/1730: Telegram
The Acting Chairman of the American Delegation ( Gibson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 24—3:40 p.m.]
542. Your 294, February 23, 9 p.m. Following your suggestion we called on the British and French and after explaining what was in our minds found them in hearty accord. They expressed great hopes that the Japanese would remain in the Disarmament Conference and propose to say a word in the same sense.
In the course of a visit to Matsudaira, Wilson and I said that we had not come to discuss what was taking place in the Assembly today, that on the Manchurian question he knew the views of our Government and that those views had not changed. We had heard that the Japanese Government had not come to a definite decision as yet regarding further participation in Disarmament Conference and that in view of these facts we felt that it would be regrettable in the interest of the disarmament movement if they were to withdraw from the Conference.
The press representatives questioned us regarding our visit and we replied that we had discussed disarmament matters with Matsudaira.