711.94/1428: Telegram
The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
Tokyo, February 22, 1940—2
p.m.
[Received February 22—9:30 a.m.]
[Received February 22—9:30 a.m.]
133. Our 119, February 14, 8 p.m.58
- (1)
- The Information Bureau of the Foreign Office yesterday released a statement that 21 cases involving American rights and interests in China have recently been amicably settled—12 through negotiations here and the balance through negotiations in China. Settlement of issues pending with third powers in connection with the China incident is said to be “fixed policy” of the government. Investigations concerning cases of damage to American interests in central China are said to be completed and negotiations for their settlement will be undertaken soon between competent American and Japanese authorities [Page 501] in China. (Hirasawa of the American Bureau of the Foreign Office recently flew to Shanghai undoubtedly for this purpose.)
- (2)
- The text of the statement with appended list of settled cases will be telegraphed via Shanghai.59
Repeated to Shanghai. Shanghai please repeat to Peiping, Chungking.
Grew
- Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. i, p. 674.↩
- Not printed.↩