[Secret]
From: Tokyo
To: Washington
21 November 1941
(Purple)
#810 (Part 1 of 2) (Separate wire)
(Chief of Office routing)
Formal note
"I
have the honor of addressing this note to you to inform you that my home
government has instructed me to forward you a copy of an agreement drawn up
between the government of Japan and the government of the United States of
America on the" . . . (blank) . . . of this month. At the same time I have
the honor to transmit to you the following information:
"For
the purpose of assuring the maintenance of peace on the Pacific and through that to contribute to
the recovery and promotion of peace throughout the world, this agreement was
drawn up between Japan and the United States.
"The
Imperial Government is firmly convinced that the government of your country,
like the governments of Japan and of the United States, is vitally interested
in the purposes indicated above. We, therefore, beg permission to draw your
government's attention to the contents of this agreement, and particularly to
Article One, Article Two, Article Three, Article Four, and Article Six,
(Article Six, only if it is included), thereof.
"The
various articles enumerated above concern, respectively, the political
stabilization in the Pacific area; access to materials produced in the
Netherlands Indies; the trade relations between Japan and the United States;
the China Incident; and, the non-discriminatory treatment in international
commerce, (this last, only if it is included in the agreement).
"The
two governments have made a joint declaration including the above points. We
feel that your government and mine could utilize the understandings in the same
manner as between Japan and the United States.
"Therefore,
in the hopes that the aims thus drawn up in this agreement may more fully be
realized, the Imperial Government herewith wishes me to advise you that it is
prepared to take suitable steps to come to a formal understanding between your
government and mine on the specific points enumerated above. We expectantly
await your government's advice that it would be similarly disposed.
"Accept,
Sir, these renewed assurances of my highest consideration."
-formal close-
/s/
(Part 2 follows)
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(JD-1: 6687) (D) Navy Trans. 11-22-41 (S-TT)
[Secret]
From: Tokyo
To: Washington
21 November 1941
(Purple)
#810 (Part 2 of 2)
Formal reply
"
I have the honor of addressing you in order that I may respectfully acknowledge
the receipt of a copy of the Agreement on a Joint Understanding which has been
drawn up between your government* and the government of the United States dated
the _ _ _ (blank date)_ _ _ of this
month and your accompanying explanatory note.
"
Your explanation was to the effect that _ _ _ _ _ _ .
"I
have the honor to inform you that I am receipt of a reply from my government to
the effect that the government of Great Britain (or the Netherlands Government)
understands the objectives drawn up in this draft agreement, and in the hope
that they may be more fully realized, is disposed to take suitable steps to come
to a formal understanding between your country and mine on the points
specifically enumerated above.
"Accept,
Sir, renewed assurances of my highest consideration."
(Leave
some space, and then way down at the bottom place:)**
-formal close-
/s/ **
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*Japan.
**This is Japanese language epistolary style.
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)