鬼子外交经典之作

"Therefore, the Japanese Government, with a view to doing its  
utmost for averting a crisis in Japanese-American relations,  
submitted on November 20th still another proposal in order to  
arrive at an equitable solution of the more essential and urgent  
questions which, simplifying its previous proposal, stipulated  
the following points:

"(1) The Government of Japan and the United States undertake  
not to dispatch armed forces into any of the regions, excepting  
French Indo-China, in the Southeastern Asia and the Southern  
Pacific area.

"(2) Both Governments shall cooperate with the view to securing  
the acquisition in the Netherlands East Indies of those goods  
and commodities of which the two countries are in need.

"(3) Both Governments mutually undertake to restore commercial  
relations to those prevailing prior to the freezing of assets.

"The Government of the United States shall supply Japan the  
required quantity of oil.

"(4) The Government of the United States undertakes not to  
resort to measures and actions prejudicial to the endeavours for  
the restoration of general peace between Japan and China.

"(5) The Japanese Government undertakes to withdraw troops now  
stationed in French Indo-China upon either the restoration of  
peace between Japan and China or establishment of an equitable  
peace in the Pacific Area; and it is prepared to remove the  
Japanese troops in the southern part of French Indo-China to the  
northern part upon the conclusion of the present agreement.

"As regards China, the Japanese Government, while expressing its  
readiness to accept the offer of the President of the United  
States to act as 'introducer' of peace between Japan and China  
as was previously suggested, asked for an undertaking on the  
part of the United States to do nothing prejudicial to the  
restoration of Sino-Japanese peace when the two parties have  
commenced direct negotiations.

"The American Government not only rejected the above-mentioned  
new proposal, but made known its intention to continue its aid  
to Chiang Kai-shek; and in spite of its suggestion mentioned  
above, withdrew the offer of the President to act as so-called  
'introducer' of peace between Japan and China, pleading that  
time was not yet ripe for it. Finally on November 26th, in an  
attitude to impose upon the Japanese Government those principles  
it has persistently maintained, the American Government made a  
proposal totally ignoring Japanese claims, which is a source of  
profound regret to the Japanese Government.

"4. From the beginning of the present negotiation the Japanese  
Government has always maintained an attitude of fairness and  
moderation, and did its best to reach a settlement, for which it  
made all possible concessions often in spite of great  
difficulties. As for the China question which constitutes an  
important subject of the negotiation, the Japanese Government  
showed a most conciliatory attitude. As for the principle of  
non-discrimination in international commerce, advocated by the  
American Government, the Japanese Government expressed its  
desire to see the said principle applied throughout the world,  
and declared that along with the actual practice of this  
principle in the world, the Japanese Government would endeavour  
to apply the same in the Pacific area including China, and made  
it clear that Japan had no intention of excluding from China  
economic activities of third powers pursued on an equitable  
basis. Furthermore, as regards the question of withdrawing  
troops from French Indo-China, the Japanese Government even  
volunteered, as mentioned above, to carry out an immediate  
evacuation of troops from Southern French Indo-China as a  
measure of easing the situation.

"It is presumed that the spirit of conciliation exhibited to the  
utmost degree by the Japanese Government in all these matters is  
fully appreciated by the American Government.

"On the other hand, the American Government, always holding fast  
to theories in disregard of realities, and refusing to yield an  
inch on its impractical principles, cause undue delay in the  
negotiation. It is difficult to understand this attitude of the  
American Government and the Japanese Government desires to call  
the attention of the American Government especially to the  
following points: