711.5112 France/48
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (MacVeagh)17
Sir: On July 7, the Japanese Ambassador called upon me to inquire if there were anything new about negotiations with France or with the treaty suggested by Briand. I told him there was not; that I had received the suggestion of Briand, the substance of which was that neither country would make war against the other; that I would keep him informed as to any negotiations. He said that he would like to be informed because he thought his Government ought to be considering the whole subject of renewal of the Root Treaty or any other treaty that would make for peace and also the subject of the Bryan treaty. I assured him that I should be very glad to have his Government consider the subject and we would do the same and that we would not, of course, make a treaty with France that we would not be willing to make with Japan.
I am [etc.]
- The same on the same date to the Chargé in France.↩