740.0011 Pacific War/364: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
Washington, August 1,
1941—5 p.m.
453. Your 1131, July 30, 10 p.m. We appreciate receiving the suggestions contained in your telegram under reference and will continue to bear them in mind. We believe that pending further indications of the Japanese reaction to the President’s proposal, it would be inadvisable for this Government to take any further initiative in the matter, especially in view of our estimate that the prospects of a favorable response from the Japanese Government are so slight.
Welles