Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The Far East, Volume IV

793.94/13171: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Johnson)

Washington, June 9, 1938—7 p.m.

170. Your 278, June 8, 3 p.m., and Department’s 22, December 21, 7 p.m., which quotes final paragraph of Department’s 367, December 21, 7 p.m., to Tokyo.⁵⁰

The Department has sent the following telegram to Tokyo:

“Department authorizes approach under conditions and along lines of final paragraph Department’s 367, December 21, 7 p.m.”⁵¹

Hull

50. Telegrams Nos. 22 and 367 not printed.
51. For note presented to the Japanese Foreign Office, see telegram No. 822, June 11, 10 p.m., from the Consul General at Shanghai, Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. i, p. 599.