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The American Embassy in Japan to the Japanese Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Aide-mémoire
The American Embassy refers to its aide-mémoire of October 4 with regard to the use by the Japanese forces of the International Settlement as a base for military operations and to the reply of the Japanese Foreign Office thereto dated October 19.
The American Government has duly noted the considerations set forth by the Japanese Government in its above-mentioned reply but is constrained to inform the latter that the American Government continues to hold the views as set forth in the Embassy’s aide-mémoire of October 4.
Tokyo, October 28, 1937.