793.94 Conference/148: Telegram
The Chairman of the American Delegation (Davis) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 1—9:25 a.m.]
7. Your 15, October 30, 7 p.m.48 I suggest that the opinion expressed to the effect that Japan would not accept mediation if offered jointly by Great Britain and the United States, but would be more [Page 132] likely to do so if it were offered by one or the other is something that Craigie would like to have us assume. I worked closely with Craigie and I know not only his strong pro-Japanese bias but how his mind functions; and his optimism with regard to the moderate element in Japan was clearly shown in the statements which Ottawa reported as having been made by him when there. Craigie probably calculates that the United States would not wish to undertake mediation alone, which I feel strongly we should never do, but that we might agree to have the British undertake it with the backing of the United States and other powers which I also feel would be a dangerous procedure for us to be connected with.