Treaty Series No. 667
The Secretary of State to the Japanese Ambassador (Hanihara)
Excellency: I have the honor to communicate to Your Excellency my understanding of the views developed by the discussions which I have recently had with your Embassy in reference to the status of the Lansing-Ishii Exchange of Notes of November 2, 1917.
The discussions between the two Governments have disclosed an identity of view and, in the light of the understandings arrived at by the Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armament, the American and Japanese Governments are agreed to consider the Lansing-Ishii correspondence of November 2, 1917, as cancelled and of no further force or effect.
[Page 458]I shall be glad to have your confirmation of the accord thus reached.
Accept [etc.]