The Washington times., 1921-04-14
FRANCE TO ACT.
FORU.S.0NYAP
BRAND, in Note, Pledges to Take
Up Mandate at Allied
Council Session.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS.
international News Service.

Support of the position Of the
United States in the dispute over the
Island Of Yap.is promised by France
in a note made public by the State
Department today.
The French note, which is in re-
ply to Secretary Hughes communi-
cation of April 4, asserts that no de-
cision on zap can be reached until
after the meeting of the Allied Su-
preme Counnil, but Premier BRAND
promises to 'broach examination
thereof with the greatest desire to
find a solution which will give every
satisfaction to the United States"
NOTE TO INFLUENCE POWERS.
The premier asserts that, although
no specific reservation on the disposi.
tion of Yap was made by the United
States on May I, 1919, President W.T.
son and Secretary Lansing both regis
tered categorical reservations in ;he
presence of the Japanese representa-
tive to the ALLEGATION of Yap to japan
and that Baron Maxine had not OBJ
jected.
The French note, signed by Premier
BRAND. was sent to the American EN-
bassy in Paris.
Officials here expressed the great
est satisfaction over the note. al
stated that while it was not formal
agreement with the position on man
dates taken by the United states thar
1T was tantamount to such an agree
ment. 1t was also stated that the note
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upon the other nations concerned.
TEXT OF FRENCH NOTE.
The text of the French note fol-
lows:
Paris, April Z, 1921.
81 have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of the letter dated the
fourth of this month by which your
excellency was good enough to trans
init to me a memorandum from the
Department of States relative to the
status of the Island OF Yap.
"Since this memorandum was sent
simultaneously to the governments
OF Great Britain. Italy. and Japan 1t
cannot be answered until after an
understanding has been reached be-
tween the governments OF the four in
terested powers at the time of the
next meeting of the Supreme Council
of the Allies.
81 wish. however, TO inform your
excellency at once that when this
question comes before the Supreme
Council the representatives of France
will broach the examination thereof
with the greatest desire to find a solu-
tion which will give every satisfac-
tion to the United States.
JAPAN KNOWS CONDITIONS.
"As your excellency knows the gov
ernment of the republic has already
done all in it's power to lend it's aid
to the American Government in this
matter. BY a note dated February IS,
after having noted that the decision
of May Z, 1919, made no reserve con-
cerning the mandate attributed to
Japan over the islands of the north
ern Pacific, my department pointed
out to your embassy that neverthe E.
less President Wilson and Mr.. Lans-
ing had formulated in the course of
"a former meeting in the presence of
the representative of japan categori-
cal reservations concerning the Island
of Yap. that Baron Maxine had not
objected, that the question raised by
the representatives of the United
States should be placed in discussion.
and that consequently the Japanese
government was cognizant of the
American reservations. The note con-
'clude that thus there were elements
for a assumptions of conversations be-
tween the United States and Japan
which the government OF the repub-
lie would be happy to see result in a
satisfactory 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 department
your great satisfaction at this COM
munication by giving the assurance
that 1T would be particularly appreci-
ated at Washington.
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