894.00/591: Telegram
The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 1—9:35 a.m.]
52. 1. Although martial law has not yet been lifted, virtually normal conditions prevail in Tokyo once more. The barricades have all [Page 735] been removed, the police have replaced soldiers in patrolling the city, and few troops are to be seen except in the neighborhood of the martial law headquarters. A considerable proportion of the troops called into the city during the emergency have apparently departed.
2. According to an official announcement, only one of the insurgent officers, Captain Nonaka, committed hara-kiri and the others are in prison under arrest. They and five additional officers of low rank have been dismissed in disgrace from the army. Their dismissal without trial is believed to indicate a more drastic policy than has hitherto been followed in dealing with incidents of this type.
3. No announcement has yet been made concerning the formation of the new Cabinet and the appointment of a new Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.