Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1912

File No. 893.51/415.

The Secretary of State of the American Ambassador to Japan.

[Telegram.—Extract.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, May 11, 1911.

Referring to Department’s April 29,¹ in which it was stated that the question of Japanese participation finally rests with the financial groups, it may be added that in case Japan should apply for participation on an equal footing with others not now parties to the London agreement of April 15, the Department would be prepared to support such an application.

Knox.

1. Not printed.