811.79690 Pan American Airways/133: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
120. Your 188, March 21, 3 p.m. The Department desires that you reply to the Japanese Government in the sense that the Pan American Airways System has been informed of the contents of the communication of the Japanese Government, and that the company states it has conveyed the information to its Pacific Division. You should especially draw attention to the notification made by you to the Japanese Government describing the planes in use by the Pan Amercan Airways System on its Manila–Macau–Hong Kong run as reported in your 542, November 15, 4 p.m.,93 and you should state that irrespective of whether airplanes of American nationality comply with the request of the Japanese Government to avoid flights over any particular area of Chinese territory or Chinese waters the Government of the United States confidently expects the Japanese Government to take all necessary measures to prevent any action by Japanese armed forces which might endanger American planes or their occupants.
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