[Secret]
From: Tokyo
To: Hsinking
December 4, 1941
Purple
#909 (Strictly Secret)
Re
my #892 [a].
On
the fourth, in a joint conference with the Government Control Board, we decided
upon steps which we will have Manchukuo take in case the international situation
turns critical. Differing from what I said in my #873 [a] our policy was
changed as follows:
"When
the Japanese Empire commences hostilities, for the time being Manchukuo will
not participate. Because Manchukuo is closely bound up with the Japanese Empire
and because England and the United States and the Netherlands have not
recognized the Government of Manchukuo, as a matter of fact, Hsinking will
regard those three nations as de facto enemies and treat them accordingly.
Wherever
"England and the United States" and "English and Americans"
occur in the text, we changed them to "England, the United States, and the
Netherlands" and "English, Americans and Netherlanders. "
(Japanese)
Army 26142 Trans. 12/11/41 (5)
[a] Not available.
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)