Office of the Historian

611.939/334: Telegram

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

Washington, September 10, 1940—7 p.m.

345. Reference Shanghai’s 825, August 23, 1 p.m.17 The Department desires that unless you perceive objection you call at the Japanese Foreign Office and, recalling your previous representations on this subject and reviewing the facts as set forth in the telegram under reference, make renewed and emphatic representations against the continued flagrant efforts of Japanese interests in Shanghai, with the [Page 539] assistance of the local military authorities, to drive the American firms out of the egg trade in central China.

Sent to Tokyo via Shanghai. Repeated to Peiping and Chungking.

Hull
  1. Not printed; it gave further details of Japanese interference with American trade in eggs. In telegram No. 895, September 10, 3 p.m., the Consul at Shanghai reported no permits for egg trade had been granted since August 24 and the belief of an American company that new regulations would place control of egg trade completely in Japanese hands (611.939/340).↩