Office of the Historian

893.6363/194: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 14, 1938—noon.
[Received September 14—11:30 a.m.]

599. Our 574, September 3, 3 p.m.69 We are informed by the local representative of Standard Vacuum that Ikeda, Minister of Finance and concurrently of Commerce and Industry, assured him that no oil monopoly would be established in “North China” but appeared deliberately to avoid making any statement with regard to Mengchiang. Ikeda further affirmed that the projected North China Oil Company will not be formed.

Sent to Chungking. By mail to Tientsin.

Grew
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