811.20 (D) Regulations/367
Oral Statement by the Japanese Ambassador (Horinouchi) to the Under Secretary of State (Welles), August 23, 1940
Concerning the embargo on the export of aviation gasoline outside the Western Hemisphere, the Japanese Government attaches importance to the statement of the United States Government41 that the measure, which virtually accords preferential treatment to the nations of the Americas, is necessary in the interest of national defense. The Japanese Government maintains its views expressed in the Japanese Ambassador’s note of August 3, 1940,42 and will observe with keen interest the actual application of the export restrictions.
- See statement of August 9, Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. ii, p. 219.↩
- Ibid., p. 218.↩