LIST OF PAPERS



                                  JAPAN

REPRESENTATIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT OF OIL MONOPOLIES IN JAPAN AND
                          MANCHURIA-Continued

Date and                            Subject                           Page
number

  1934
Dec. 27  From the Ambassador in Japan (tel.)                            798
(285)     Advice that, upon concurrence of the oil companies, the British
         and American Embassies made oral representations substan-
         tially as outlined in Ambassador's telegram No. 274, December
         13, which were received sympathetically by Kurusu.
Dec. 29  From the Ambassador in Japan (tel.)                            798
(286)     Report of Kurusu's reply (substance printed), and advice that
         special representatives of the oil companies will proceed to
         Tokyo for discussions with the Japanese officials about January
7.



TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN; VOLUNTARY
    RESTRICTION OF EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE JAPANESE



  1933
Dec. 13







  1934
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Apr. 2



Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Far East-
    ern Affairs
  Conversation with the Japanese Charg6, who raised a question
concerning news reports that various American manufacturers
and producers were anxious to restrict the import of various
commodities from Japan, particularly tuna fish and lead pencils,
and further expressed the hope that such small and purely com-
mercial questions could be solved in a manner mutually satis-
factory to both nations.

Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs of
    a Conversation With the Japanese Charge
  Charge's presentation of an informal memorandum (infra).
From the Japanese Charg6
  Information that representatives of the Japanese tuna industry
are being sent to California with a view to bringing about an
understanding between American and Japanese tuna industries;
hope that U. S. Government will cooperate with Japanese Gov-
ernment in promoting this understanding.
Memorandum by Mr. Eugene H. Dooman of the Division of Far
    Eastern Affairs
  Conversation concerning the Department's desire to enter into
some form of "gentlemen's agreement" with the Japanese Gov-
ernment restricting imports of Japanese lead pencils into the
United States, so that a tariff increase, recommended by the
Tariff Commission for the protection of the Code for pencil
manufacturers, might be avoided.
Memorandum by Mr. Eugene H. Dooman of the Division of Far
    Eastern Affairs
  Further discussion of proposals connected with the question of
restricting importation of lead pencils from Japan.
Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State
  Statement (text printed) of an informal arrangement with
respect to the restriction of the importations of lead pencils from
Japan. initialed by U. S. and Japanese representatives.



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