Office of the Historian

711.942/381: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)

Washington, December 19, 1939—6 p.m.

404. Supplementing and amplifying Department’s 402, December 18, 2 p.m.38 The fact that the statement of this Government’s position which is set forth in the telegram under reference deals only with commercial aspects of our relations with Japan does not signify that this Government has modified in any way its position with regard to other aspects of our relations with Japan. This Government of course continues to adhere to the full import of its position as set forth on numerous occasions in communications to the Japanese Government, especially in this Government’s communications of October 639 and December 31 [30], 1938.40

Hull
  1. Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, Vol. ii, p. 190.↩
  2. Ibid., Vol. i, p. 785.↩
  3. Ibid., p. 820.↩