033.1100 Tinkham, George Holden/7: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
77. Tokyo telegram in today’s New York Times states that Representative Tinkham contemplates traveling in Manchuria and Jehol in “army plane” arrangements for which were “worked out by Major Bratton American military attaché in collaboration with Japanese military officials” and also that Mr. Tinkham plans to call upon Manchukuo officials.
For your confidential information, the Department considers that for reasons of policy such calls upon Manchukuo officials would be undesirable. The Department does not desire the Embassy or members of its staff to become involved in arrangements with Japanese military or Manchukuo authorities to provide transportation for American citizens desiring to travel in Manchuria, and it is anxious that the Embassy exercise the greatest care against allowing opportunity to arise for the supposition that a change in the policy of non-recognition is contemplated.