Evening star., 1921-04-14
Reply to Hughes Mandate
Note Made Public Today
by State Department.
BRAND TO PRESS CASE
WITH SUPREME COUNCIL
Premier Anxious to Find Solution
Satisfactory to This
Government.

Frances reply to Secretary duSHe
note of April 4, regarding the jap
anese mandate over the Pacific Island
Of zap. is interpreted in official cir
eles here as tantamount to accept
ance Of the principle laid down by the
American government that the United
States has surrendered none Of its
rights in the former German overseas
possessions.
Premier BRAND Of France states
that a representative Of the French
government will place before the su-
lpreme council at its next meeting the
Yap question. with the greatest de-
Sire to find a solution which will give
svery satisfaction to the United
States"
I This assurance is contained in the
French reply to Secretary Hughes
note of last April 4 dealing with the
whole. subject of mandates. The
French premief said the note could
not be answered fully until an under
etanding had been reached by the
governments of the four powers ad-
dressed by Mr.. Hughes.
i The French note was received py
the State Department several days
ih Washington and Paris. The COM
Hlete text follows:
Complete Text OF Note.
Il have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of the letter dated the 4th
of this month by which your excel
encyf was good enough to transmit
to me a memorandum from the De-
partment Of State relative to the
Island of Yap.
since this memorandum was sent
simultaneously to the governments of
Great Britain. Italy and Japan, it can
not be answered until after an under
standing has been reached between
the governments Of the four interest
ed powers at the time of the next
allies.
II wish. however. to inform your
excellency at once that when this
question comes before the supreme
council the representative of France
will broach the examination thereof
with the greatest desjxe,-to find a
solution which will give every satis-
faction to the United States.
Ffeneh Long Interested.
''As your excellency knows. the gov.
ernment Of the republic has already
done all in its power to lend its aid
to the American government in this
matter. By note. dated February Is,
after having noted that the decision
of May z, 1919, made no reserve con-
cerning the mandates attributed to
Japan over the islands Of the northern
Pacific, my department pointed out to
your embassy that nevertheless Presi-
dent Wilson and Mr.. Lansing had
formulated in the course of a former
meeting in the presence of the repre-
sentative of Japan categorical
reservations concerning the Island of
Yap. that Baron Maxine had not OBJ
5ected, that the question raised by the
representatives Of the United States
should be placed in discussion and
that consequently the japanese gov
ernment was cognizant Of the Amer
lean reservations
The note concluded that thus there
were elements for a resumption of
conversations between the United
States and Japan. which the govern
ment OF the republic would be happy
to see result in a happy conclusion.
This note was communicated on
the same day to the embassy OF Japan
at Paris. and your excellency was
good enough to express to my de-
partment your great satisfaction at
this communication by giving the as
surance that it would be particularly
appreciated at Washington"