894.48B/363

The Chargé in Japan (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

No. 157–E

Sir: I have the honor to report that I am transmitting in the pouch a book containing signatures which have been collected by the students of Tokyo from all classes of the Japanese population. These signatures are attached to a Letter of Thanks,42 which is meant to express the gratitude of the Japanese people for the sympathy shown them by the people of the United States on the occasion of the recent earthquake disaster. The book was handed to me by a committee representing the students of Tokyo who stated that the roll had been signed by about a half million people.

I have [etc.]

Jefferson Caffery
  1. Not printed.