Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The Far East, Volume III

793.94/10897: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 30, 1937—11 a.m.
[Received October 30—2:11 a.m.]

502. Department’s 273, October 29, 1 p.m.⁸⁰ Discreet approach reveals that the German Embassy has received no information that any discussion of the character suggested by the Associated Press despatch has taken place between the German and Japanese Ambassadors in China. It is also revealed that the relations between the two Ambassadors had not been “very satisfactory” owing to the employment by China of German military instructors and also to Japanese suspicion that Trautmann⁸¹ is “pro-Chinese” and that Trautmann took advantage of a recent visit to Shanghai to improve his relations with Kawagoe⁸² (see our 464, October 9, 9 p.m.).

The German Military Attaché is to return from Shanghai and the German Embassy has offered to give us any further information on this matter which he may bring.

Repeated to Nanking.

Grew

80. See footnote 77, above.
81. German Ambassador in China.
82. Japanese Ambassador in China.