793.94/12050
The Japanese Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the American Embassy in Japan
Memorandum
The Japanese Foreign Office has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the American Embassy’s memorandum of December 1165g with regard to statements made by the Japanese Consul General at Shanghai on December 8 at a meeting of the interested consular representatives to consider developments arising out of the march on December 3 of Japanese military units through neutral areas of the International Settlement, and stating that the American Government, having taken note of the statements made on the part of the Japanese Consul General, is confident that the Japanese Government will put an end to apprehensions regarding future occurrences of a nature likely to lead to consequences disturbing to the preservation of order in the International Settlement. With regard thereto, the Foreign Office has the honor to reply that the Japanese Government has of course no intention which would impair the administration or the authority of the Municipal Council, and to make the assurance that in the maintenance of peace and order in the International Settlement it is the constant policy of the Japanese Government to cooperate with the International Settlement authorities.
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