811.2300/1: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Caffery)
[Paraphrase]
Washington, August 30,
1923—5 p.m.
102. Refer to Department’s mail instruction of July 18 in regard proposed air flight around the world.
You will advise Department by cable whether proposed flight over Japanese territory could be arranged for under present law, and whether request could, in your judgment, be made without antagonizing Japanese opinion, both official and popular.
Phillips