Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The Far East, Volume IV

393.115/264: Telegram

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

Tokyo, May 14, 1938—11 a.m.
[Received May 14—1:15 a.m.]

308. Department’s 168, May 13, 6 p.m.¹³—return of American citizens to interior points in China. We perceive no objection whatever to our making formal representations to the Japanese Government in continuation of those already made (see our 125 [225] April 4, 1 p.m. and despatch No. 2885, April 12¹⁴). We have subsequently raised this question, together with that of continued occupation of American properties, with the Foreign Office a number of times, and we were told that a plan for satisfactorily concluding these questions is being actively prepared. Nevertheless I shall make further statement early next week unless instructed to the contrary.

Repeated to Shanghai for Hankow.

Grew

13. Not printed; comment was asked upon the last paragraph of Shanghai’s telegram No. 639, May 11, 11 a.m., p. 314 (393.115/263).
14. Latter not printed.