862i.01/174

The Japanese Embassy to the Department of State

1.
Under heading (b) of Paragraph 6 of the Memorandum of the Secretary of State dated September 15, on the question of Yap, a suggestion is made that the provisions relating to missionaries in the proposed Convention or Agreement between the United States and Japan should contain express reference to schools as in Article 8 of the British “B” Mandate for German East Africa. It is presumed that it will be agreeable to the American Government to embody in such provisions a clause similar to that which is found in Article 8 of the British “B” Mandate above mentioned, recognizing the right of the Mandatory “to exercise such control as may be necessary for the maintenance of public order and good government, and to take all measures required for such control.”
2.
Under heading (d) of Paragraph 6 of the same Memorandum, it is stated that “the citizens and vessels of the United States should have free access to all waters of the mandated territories save as it may from time to time be necessary to close temporarily any place or port to quarantined vessels.” It is presumed that this proposal is not intended to deny the universal practice prohibiting the loading or unloading of cargo by vessels engaged in foreign trade, except at specified ports of entry which are opened to foreign commerce and in which customs authorities are established.