500.A15A5/147: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Bingham) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 16—2:05 p.m.]
418. From Norman Davis. The following communiqué is being issued here by the British Government at 10 p.m. London time tonight:
“Discussions have been taking place in London between the Japanese Ambassador and British Ministers on matters of procedure and also between the Japanese Ambassador and representatives of the American Government. It is not anticipated that any talks on other naval questions will take place with the Japanese representatives until about October when the Japanese Government expect to send over technical experts for the purpose.”
As originally drafted and cabled to Tokyo for release by the Japanese Foreign Office the communiqué made no reference to Japanese conversations with us. It was changed at my suggestion and Matsudaira has cabled his Government accordingly. It may however already have been released at Tokyo in its original form. I suggest that you release the text at Washington simultaneously. [Davis.]