Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, The Lansing Papers, 1914–1920, Volume II

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Memorandum by the Secretary of State of a Conference With the Japanese Ambassador on Special Mission (Ishii), October 8, 1917

October 8, 1917

Viscount Ishii called this afternoon and submitted to me a counterdraft of the proposed note relative to a redeclaration of the “Open Door” policy.⁶

After reading the counterdraft I told him I would take it under consideration.

6. Counterdraft not printed.