Office of the Historian

893.102 Kulangsu/265: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 16, 1939—3 p.m.
[Received October 16—6:45 a.m.]

525. Department’s 310, October 11, 6 p.m.

1.
The Foreign Office informed us today in reply to our inquiry that the final draft of the proposed Kulangsu agreement was received [Page 162] in Tokyo on October 11 and that approval thereof was telegraphed to Amoy on October 14. It was assumed that the Japanese Consul General would today give the Municipal Council his definite assent to the final draft.
2.
The Foreign Office expressed surprise over report of more stringent restrictions, as it believed that “things were going smoothly”. Amoy is requested to continue to keep us currently informed of developments.

Repeated to Shanghai. Shanghai please repeat to Amoy, Chungking, Peiping.

Grew