[Secret]
From: Tokyo.
To: Hsinking.
1 December 1941
(Purple)
#893
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_ _ _ _ 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.
25783
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)