740.0011 Pacific War/659: Telegram
The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received November 29—3:11 p.m.]
1868. The Embassy has received Foreign Office note No. 129, American 1, dated November 27, which is translated as follows:
“Excellency: I have the honor to state that according to a report from the Japanese naval authorities, an American airplane flew over Garanbi on the southernmost tip of Taiwan Island at 12:30 p.m. November 20, 1941, and after circling at an altitude of 2,000 meters flew away southward at 12:45 p.m. the same day.
[Page 699]It is believed that the Japanese Government cannot overlook such a violation of Japanese territory by an airplane and it is therefore requested that the matter be brought to the attention of the United States authorities concerned. Also I particularly bespeak Your Excellency’s solicitude particularly [as] the recurrence of such incidents at this time when the international situation is tense and the untoward events to which they might give rise are unpredictable.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. Shigenori Togo, Minister for Foreign Affairs.”
Sent to the Department only.