893.102S/1891: Telegram
The Chargé in Japan (Dooman) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 20—6:55 a.m.]
487. Our 476, September 14, 4 p.m. The British Embassy in making on September 14 the representations reported, invited assurances that the Japanese would not demand in connection with the revision of the Shanghai defense plan (a) the withdrawal or disarming of the British and French forces and (b) the substitution of a police defense plan for the present plan. The Foreign Office in reply informed the British Embassy that the Japanese Government had no intention of putting forward such demands in connection with possible changes in the defense plan, and that demand for withdrawal or disarming of British and French troops could obviously not be made pending decision of the British and French Governments on this point.
Repeated to Shanghai. Shanghai please repeat to Chungking, Peiping.