611.94/10–1353: Telegram
No. 700
The Ambassador in Japan (Allison) to the Department of State
940. Pass to Defense. Reference Embassy’s telegrams 8141 and 820.2 During course of visit to Justice Minister Inukai, who is now Acting Foreign Minister, on another matter he referred to my statements to him and Okazaki reported in reference telegram. Inukai said that he had recently had meeting with Japanese procurators from various parts of country and that in his talk to them he stressed importance of broad understanding of new administrative agreement provisions on jurisdiction and that he had urged them to “read between the lines” of agreement and to use utmost discretion in implementing agreement.…
- Dated Sept. 29, not printed. (611.94/9–2953)↩
- Dated Sept. 29; in this telegram, Allison stated that he had spoken (after signing the protocol on criminal jurisdiction) to Okazaki and to Inukai, and had reiterated remarks previously made to Okazaki, “stressing our expectation that in actual practice Japan would wish exercise its right of jurisdiction in very few cases. Inukai appeared understand and will, I am confident, exert his influence along the right lines.” (611.94/9–2953)↩