(e) The principle of the open door means only that all foreign
nations trading in China shall have equal rights and does not apply
where there is no discrimination as among foreign nations. (When
a foreign correspondent asked how Japan was considered in this con-
nection, no clear-cut reply was forthcoming).
  2. A press ban has been placed in Japan upon publication of news
concerning the oil monopoly in Manchuria. It appears probable that
this step was taken to counteract the effect in Japan of a publicity
campaign abroad. The afternoon Japanese newspapers, however, have
published news despatches from Washington and London to the effect
that diplomatic representations have been made on the subject of the
open door and the Japanese petroleum industry but they avoid refer-
ring directly to the Manchurian oil monopoly.
  Repeated to Peiping.
                                                            GRu~w

893.6363 Manchuria/55: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)

                            WASHINGTON, October 26, 1934-6 p. m.
  183. Reference Peiping's 483, October 24, noon, and 484, October
24, 1 p. m. (which Peiping is repeating to you) and Embassy's 236,
October 26, 6 p. m.
  1. Following the receipt of Peiping's telegrams, the Department
has given consideration to the question of the advisability and de-
sirability of making, as suggested in paragraph 2 of Peiping's tele-
gram of October 24, noon, further representations in regard to the
proposed Manchukuo oil monopoly, but has not yet reached a decision.
  2. For your information. Following the appearance in the Ameri-
can press of an Associated Press despatch from Tokyo of October 24
in regard to the projected Manchukuo oil monopoly and the oil situa-
tion in Japan, the Under Secretary at the press conference on Octo-
ber 25 orally gave to correspondents in response to inquiries back-
ground information. The American press has carried a number of
articles and editorials in regard to these questions.
  3. Peiping informed.
                                                        PHILLIPS

893.6363 Manchuria/59a: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain
                           (Bingham)

                           WASHINGTON, October 26, 1934-6 p. m.
  10. Press stories from Tokyo state that "high diplomatic authori-
ties" there have declared that by protesting to Japan against the



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