611B.9417/303
The Japanese Embassy to the Department of State
Memorandum
With reference to the memorandum of the Department of State, dated July 22, 1938, declaring the policy of the United States Government for the period August 1, 1938 through July 31, 1939, in regard to the importation into the Philippines of Japanese cotton piece goods, the Japanese Embassy is now instructed to inform the Government of the United States as follows:
The Association of Japanese Exporters of Cotton Piece Goods declares that it will, during the period of one year from August 1, 1938 through July 31, 1939, limit the imports of Japanese cotton piece goods into the Philippines within the quantitative limitations set forth in the memorandum of the Department of State dated July 22, 1938, and will continue its voluntary efforts to make its restrictions upon shipments via intermediary ports as effective as they were during the period from August 1, 1937, to the date of this memorandum.