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SuggestedmethodofhandlingTientsindispute.

(1)

Measures

interfering

with

the

livelihood,

personallibertyandfoodsuppliesofBritishSubjectsin

Tientsintobediscontinuedandalldiscriminationagainst

BritishSubjectsinmeasurestakenbyJapaneseauthorities

fordefenceagainstterroristactivitiestoberemoved.

(2)

HisMajestysGovernmenttobeprepared

to

discussatoncewithJapaneseGovernmentalloutstanding

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Anglo-JapanesequestionsrelatingtoTientsinonthebasis

that:

(a)

British

authority

in

the

Concession

is

to

be

maintainedintactand

(b)

Allpossiblestepsconsistentwiththemaintenance

ofneutralityaretobetakenbyBritishauthorities

toensurethattheConcessionisnotusedforany

purpose

demonstrably

prejudicialto

the

local

military

or

politicalinterests

ofthe

occupying

Power.

(3)

Negotiationstobepursuedvigorouslywithaview

toaveryearlysettlement,RepresentativesoftheBritish

Consulate-GeneralandoftheJapaneseauthoritiesinChina

tocometoTokyoforthepurpose.

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YourExcellencywasgoodenoughtosubmittomeon

Tuesdaylastaproposalfornegotiationsbetweenyour

GovernmentandmineforthesettlementoftheTientsin

question.Iam

gladtotellyouthatmyGovernmenthave

givenamostcarefulconsiderationtoyourproposal.

In

regard

to

military

restrictions

imposed

on

communicationswiththeBritishConcessioninTientsin,I

wishtotellyouthatthesemeasureshavebeenadopted

entirelyinresponsetothemilitaryneedsonthespot.In

takingthesemeasures,Icanassureyouthatcarehasbeen

takenbyourlocalauthoritiesnottointerferepurposely

withthelivelihood,personallibertyandfoodsuppliesofany

particularnationalsintheConcession,andIhavenodoubt

thatthecommencementofnegotiationsnowcontemplated

willbringaboutbyitselfthemoderationofthosemeasures.

Inthesecondparagraphofyourmemorandum

Your

Excellencyproposedthatnegotiationsbepursuedonthe

basisofthetwopointsmentionedinthatparagraph.In

ordertoarriveatanearlysolutionoftheTientsinquestion,

itwould

beadvisabletoavoid

fixing

thebasisofthe

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negotiationsbeforehand.Withthisideainview,Iam

going

tosubmittoYourExcellencyourconcretepropositionina

few

daysandIwishthesettlementcouldbereached

practicallyoutofthediscussionofthatproposition.

Astothepointraisedinthethirdparagraphofyour

memorandum,Iam

mostpleased

to

concur

in

your

proposal.NegotiationswillbebegunbyYourExcellency

andmyself,andtheywillbepursuedunderoursupervision

by

the

representatives

ofboth

parties

to

be

chosen

respectivelyoutofthosewhohavecomeupfromChinafor

thepurpose.

ThereisanotherpointwhichIwishtobeclearly

understood

by

Your

Excellency

in

entering

into

the

negotiations.Asyouareaware,thepresentsituationin

Tientsin

hasbeen

broughtaboutimmediately

by

the

questionofthesurrenderofsomeacknowledgedmembers

oftheterroristgangthere,butasamatteroffact,ithasits

origininthevariouscomplicatedcircumstancesprevailing

onthespot.Thesettlementofthedisputehasthereforeto

besoughtinTientsinitselfandthepropositiontobemade

bymyGovernmentwillnaturallyrefertomilitary,political

andeconomicrequirementspertainingtothesecurityof

ourmilitary

forceson

thespot.YourExcellency

now

proposedtoenterintonegotiationsonthesubjectinTokyo

by

inviting

here

the

representative

of

the

British

Consulate-GeneralinTientsinandunderyoursupervision.

Abidingbythespiritinwhichthisproposalhasbeenmade,

myGovernmentarepreparedtolettheirrepresentatives

pursuethesenegotiationshereundertheirguidance.In

thisconnexionIwishtopointoutasIhavedonebeforethat

itisgenerallybelievedinmycountrythatthepresent

Chinaaffaircouldhavebeenbroughttoanendlongbefore

thisbutforthecontinuedassistancegivenbyyourcountry

toChiangKai-shek,anditisanunanimousdesireofmy

countrythatinappreciationofourcase,yourcountrywill

bringherselftoabandoninduecourseitspolicyofassisting

Chiangandtoadjustitsoastobeinlinewithourpolicyin

China.InhandlingalloutstandingquestionsinTientsin,I

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hopethatYourExcellencywillbearinmindtheexistence

ofthissentimentinmycountry.

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gladtolearnfrom

YourExcellencythatthe

JapaneseGovernmentagreetomysuggestionthatthe

discussion

ofthese

Tientsin

questionsshould

now

be

undertakeninTokyoandIwillatoncereferthewhole

mattertomyGovernment.Asregardstheenquirymade

byYourExcellencyattheendofyourstatement,Ishall

certainly

bearin

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Mr.Aritahavingsubmittedanagenda(AnnexI)and

givenageneralexplanationofPoint1oftheagenda,Sir

RobertCraigierepliedthathefoundhimselfingeneral

agreementwithMr.Aritasrepresentationofthesubject,

providedthattherewasnoquestionofimposingconditions

fortheconductoftheTientsinconversations.Mr.Arita,

while

agreeing

that

the

word

conditions

was

not

applicable,considered

thatitwasnecessary

toobtain

agreementonPoint1oftheagendabeforeproceedingto

discussionofPoints2and3.SirR.Craigiesuggestedthat

thedesiderataofbothsidesmightbemetifanyformula

agreedtoweretobedescribedasStatementproposedas

ameansoffacilitatingprogressofnegotiationsrelatingto

Tientsin.

Mr.Arita

then

submitted

the

draftofa

formula

(Annex

II)forthesolution

ofPoint1.SirR.Craigie

objectedtothisformulaonthegroundsthat:

(a)

ItrelatedtoChinaasawholeinsteadoftothe

Tientsinareawhichwasthesubjectofdiscussion.

(b)

Itinvited

the

British

Governmentto

agree

in

advanceandwithoutqualificationtoanymeasures

whichtheJapanesemilitaryauthoritiesmightdeem

itnecessarytotakeinwhattheyheldtobethe

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interestsofself-defense.

(c)

Thelastsentencecontainedanimplicationthatthe

BritishGovernmenthadhithertocountenancedacts

andmeasuresbytheBritishauthoritiesinChina

calculated

tointerferewith

themaintenanceof

Japanesesecurityandpublicorderintheoccupied

area.Thiswasfarfrom

beingthecase.

He

felt

that

allthree

points

presented

serious

difficulty.He

offered

to

submitto

hisGovernmenta

counter-proposalifMr.Aritawouldagreetomodifyhis

draftformulaasshowninAnnexIII.Heurgedstrongly

thatthiswasthemostthattheJapaneseGovernmentwere

entitled

to

ask

His

Majestys

Governmentto

declare

withoutraisinggeneralquestionsofpolicywhichaffected

theexerciseofbelligerentrightsandtheinterestsofthird

Powers.

Mr.Aritaregrettedthathewasunabletoacceptthe

counter-proposalandarguedstronglyfortheacceptanceof

hisoriginaldraft.AsSirRobertCraigiewasconvincedthat

hisGovernmentcouldnotacceptMr.Aritasformulainits

presentshape,itwasagreedthattheinterview

shouldbe

adjournedforfurtherconsiderationandinorderthatSirR.

Craigieshouldinform

hisGovernmentoftheposition.

ANNEXI

TheagendaofdiscussionontheTientsinproblem

1.Generalquestion

2.Problemsrelatingtothemaintenanceofpeaceand

order.

3.Problemsrelatingtoeconomicmatters.

ANNEXII

TheBritishGovernmentfullyrecognisetheactual

situationinChina,wherehostilitiesonalargescalearein

progress,andnotethat,aslongasthatstateofaffairs

continuestoexist,theJapaneseForcesin

Chinahave

specialrequirementsforthepurposeofsafeguardingtheir

ownsecurityandmaintainingpublicorderintheregions

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undertheircontrol,andtheyhavetotakethenecessary

stepsinordertosuppressorremoveanysuchactsor

causesaswillobstructthem

orbenefittheirenemy.The

BritishGovernment,therefore,willrefrain,andcausethe

BritishauthoritiesinChinatorefrain,from

allactsand

measureswhichwillinterferewiththeJapaneseForcesin

attainingtheirabove-mentionedobjects.

ANNEXIII

TheBritishGovernmentfullyrecognisethesituation

createdbytheprogressinChinaofhostilitiesonalarge

scaleandnotethat,aslongasthatstateofaffairscontinues

to

exist,the

Japanese

Forces

in

China

have

special

requirementsforthepurposeofsafeguardingtheirown

securityandmaintainingpublicorderintheregionsunder

theircontrolandareentitledtoexpectthattheBritish

authoritiesandBritishnationalswillabstainfrom

anysuch

actsormeasuresaswillobstructtheJapaneseForcesor

benefittheirenemy.TheBritish

Governmenthaveno

intentionofcountenancingsuchactsormeasuresandhave

alreadymadeitplaintotheBritishauthoritiesinChinathat

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Thefirstsentenceoftheagreedformulaisnotintendedto

preclude

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from

making

representationstotheJapaneseGovernmentinregardto

any

particularcase,ifunfortunately

occasion

arisesof

doingso.

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HisMajestysGovernmentintheUnitedKingdomfully

recognizetheactualsituationinChinawherehostilitieson

alargescaleareinprogressandnotethat,aslongasthat

stateofaffairscontinuestoexist,theJapaneseForcesin

China

have

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no

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attainmentoftheabovementionedobjectsbytheJapanese

ForcesandtheywillagainmakeitplaintotheBritish

authoritiesandBritishnationalsinChinathattheyshould

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stateofaffairscontinuestoexist,theJapaneseForcesin

China

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benefittheir

enemy.His

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mentionedobjectsbytheJapaneseForcesandtheywill

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