711.417/1163: Telegram

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

617. Your 1389, September 5, 1 p.m., fur seal agreement. The Department hopes that you can arrange at an early date to meet the Minister for Foreign Affairs and ascertain from him the general views and intentions of the Japanese Government with respect to the proposals contained in the Department’s 475, August 7, 2 p.m.

For your information, the time element is becoming increasingly important because of the probability that certain new legislation will be required in this country (possibly paralleling Canadian legislation) for the protection of the fur seal herd of the Pribilof Islands should the Convention of 1911 expire without replacement.

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