Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The Far East, Volume IV

711.94/2272: Telegram

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

Washington, September 10, 1941—7 p.m.

581. For the Ambassador and the Counselor only. Your 1438, September 10, 6 [7] p.m.¹¹

In the draft handed the Secretary by the Japanese Ambassador on September 4 the Preamble, Sections I, IV (including the annex thereto), VI, and VII are identical with our June 21 draft. Section II is identical except that the note and the proposed exchange of letters are omitted. Section III is identical with the Japanese draft of June 15.¹² Section V is identical with our draft of June 21 except for the insertion of the words “for the production and procurement” after “commercial supplies”. There is an annex to Section III which is materially different in respect to a number of points from that in the draft of June 21, but as the Japanese Ambassador told us on September 10 that the September 4 draft is not official¹³ the text of the annex is not being telegraphed.

Hull

11. Not printed, but see memorandum by the Ambassador in Japan, September 10, 1941, Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. ii, p. 610.
12. Ibid., pp. 473, 475.
13. See memorandum of September 10, 1941, ibid., pp. 614, 615.