Office of the Historian

893.01 Manchuria/1006: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)59

Washington, February 23, 1934—2 p.m.

21. New York Times February 22 carries a story dated Washington February 21 imputing an inclination on the part of the American Government to change its position with regard to recognition of “Manchukuo”.

This story is evidently a synthetic newspaper fabrication.

You may state to any inquirers that this question is not under consideration here and this Government’s position on this matter is in no way changed.

Hull
  1. American missions in Great Britain, China, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, and Portugal were similarly informed.↩