[Secret]
 
From: Tokyo.
To: Hsinking.
1 December 1941
(Purple)
#893

 

_ _ _ _ _ In the event that Manchuria participates in the war _ _ _ _ _  in view of various circumstances it is our policy to cause Manchuria to participate in the war in which event Manchuria will take the same steps toward England and America that this country will take in case war breaks out.

 

A summary follows:

 

1. American and British consular officials and offices will not be recognized as having special rights. Their business will be stopped (the sending of code telegrams and the use of short wave radio will be forbidden). However it is desired that the treatment accorded them after the suspension of business be comparable to that which Japan accords to consular officials of enemy countries resident in Japan.

 

2. The treatment accorded to British and American public property, private property, and to the citizens themselves shall be comparable to that accorded by Japan.

 

3. British and American requests to third powers to look after their consular offices and interests will not be recognized.

 

However the legal administrative steps taken by Manchoukuo shall be equitable and shall correspond to the measures taken by Japan.

 

The treatment accorded Russians resident in Manchoukuo shall conform to the provisions of the Japanese-Soviet neutrality pact. Great care shall be exercised not to antagonize Russia.

 
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JD-1: 7092                                (H) Navy Trans. 12-5-41 (5-AR) 
 

(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)