893.61331/110: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
332. Tsingtao’s September 16, 4 p.m., Universal Leaf Tobacco Company. The Department desires that you bring this case to the attention of the Japanese Foreign Office in such manner as you deem appropriate, pointing out on the basis of the facts as presented in Tsingtao’s telegram under reference that the Japanese refusal to allow the Company to purchase leaf tobacco constitutes discrimination against American interests incompatible with the repeated Japanese assurances in regard to the open door and equality of opportunity.
Peiping please repeat to Tsingtao.