Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, The Far East, Volume III

894.8591/2: Telegram

The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, June 29, 1934—11 a.m.
[Received June 29—12:36 a.m.]

137. Department’s instruction No. 517, May 11, 1934.³⁶ Kobe reports that since March of this year there has been a concentration of more than 400,000 gross tons of Japanese shipping in home waters largely taken from deep-water runs but this is for the most part a normal seasonal trend due to transportation of lumber from the northern islands, carrying supplies to the fishing fleets, et cetera. The new large and fast motor freighters are still on deep-sea runs.

Grew

36. Not printed, but see letter of May 11 to the Secretary of the Navy, p. 175.