811D.0144/14
The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 2.]
Sir: With reference to the Embassy’s telegram No. 1213 of August 11, 8 p.m.,58 containing a translation of Foreign Office Note No. 87/–American I, concerning the unauthorized flight of Japanese naval aircraft over the island of Guam, I have the honor to enclose, for the record, a translation of the note in question,58 complete in every detail.
It will be noted that the Foreign Office considers that sufficient amends have been made for the case of May 27, 1941; that an error [Page 271] on the part of the flight officer on June 12 [11] (not June 11 [12] as was mentioned by the Department59) is acknowledged; and that with reference to the incidents of June 14 and June 19, it is alleged that the “territorial air” was not violated, although an admission is made that flights so near to Guam are improper.
Respectfully yours,