[Secret]
From: Tokyo
To: Washington
13 October 1941
(Purple) (CA)
#658
Re
my #657*
I
presume that your talks with Welles will cover the U. S.-Japanese negotiations
in toto. We are particularly anxious to be advised as soon as possible, as I
have mentioned in previous messages referring to this subject, on the points
listed below. (The situation at home is fast approaching a crisis and it is
becoming absolutely essential that the two leaders meet if any adjustment of
Japanese-U. S. relations is to be accomplished. I cannot go into details now,
but please bear this fact in mind).
1.
May we assume that the United States has no particular disagreements other than
the three points which are under consideration at the present time?
2.
Submitting by the United States a counter proposal to our proposal of __
September. (As you are well aware, our proposal of __ September embodied our
claims in the form submitted by the United States as their proposal on 21 June.
Should the United States be reluctant to submit a clear-cut counter proposal to
ours referred to above, we should request that they submit a basically new
proposal immediately).
Of
point 1 set forth above, we are particularly interested in being advised of
what the United States exactly desires concerning the matter of evacuation or
garrisoning of troops.
23421
JD-1: 5779 (D) Navy Trans. 10-13-41 (S-TT)
*JD-1: 5778 (S.I.S. #23420). "We shall cable our instructions with
regard to the talks referred to, subsequently. Please be so advised.
(EXHIBITS
OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)