Office of the Historian

741.942/54: Telegram

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

Tokyo, July 26, 1941—9 p.m.
[Received July 26—1:47 p.m.]

1100. In a note handed to the Japanese Foreign Minister this afternoon the British Ambassador served notice of the termination of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of April 3, 1911, between Japan and Great Britain,8 and of the conventions regarding commercial relations and trade and commerce between India, Burma and Japan of July 12, 1934, and June 7, 1937, respectively,9 on the grounds that these instruments can no longer be regarded as fulfilling the objects which the British, Indian and Burman Governments had in view at the time of their conclusion. The note states that in accordance with the terms of the treaty and conventions the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with Great Britain will expire 1 year and the conventions 6 months from today’s date.10

Grew
  1. British and Foreign State Papers, vol. civ, p. 159.↩
  2. League of Nations Treaty Series, vol. cxv, p. 31, and vol. cxxxxv, p. 186.↩
  3. Text of note transmitted to the Department by Ambassador Grew in his despatch No. 5769, August 4; received October 2.↩