The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-23
Hull

in the view that no ultimatum
should be delivered TO Japan"
4. He revealed that most Of the
Information this government re-
ceIVed indicated that Japanese
would concentrate attacks on the
kra Peninsula and the Dutch In
dies.
s. He disclosed that at the AT.
lantic Conference President Roose-
welt had agreed with Prime Minis
ter Churchill to take parallel &C.
ton" in informing japan that In
the event OF further aggression they
would be forced to move defensive
ly.
Hull said in his statement that
the original Japanese move into
southern Indo-China was the
over act" that so changed the
Far Eastern situation that 1t be-
came a question no longer OF this
country's avoiding the risk OF war
but C! making "a definite and clear
move In self defense"
Hull noted that at the Atlantic
conference in August. 1871, "Presi.
dent Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill
had agreed that the American and
British governments should take
parallel action in informing Japan
that. in the event the japanese gov
eminent should take further steps
OF aggI ession against neighboring
countries, each OF them would be
compelled TO take all necessary
measurer TO safeguard the legiu-
mate rights and interests OF its
country and National and to insure
its country's safety and security"
Mr.. Roosevelt gave the japanese
ambassador this warning on August
II, bu, agreed at the same time to
continue negotiations.
The former Secretary said that
as early az November 7, 1871, he
told the cabinet that relations
were extremely critical and we
should be on the lookout for
military attack anywhere by Japan
at anytime.
He added that Ambassador Jo-
seph Grew cabled warnings Novem-
Der 3 and II "of the possibility OF
sudden Japanese attacks which
might make inevitable war with
the United States"
He said Saguro Kurusu, Japa-
nese peace" ambassador, suggest
ed that a temporary agreement
might be reached, but that on No.
vember 20 the Japanese envoy pre-.
sented a new proposal which on
its face was extreme"
Regarding the situation as "crit-
zeal and virtually hopeless" he said
he nevertheless went ahead with
efforts TO draft temporary agree
ment
On November rs. he said he told
the war council, consisting OF the
President, Secretaries OF State.
War and Navy. the Army chief OF
stan and the chief OF naval opera.
tons. that "the Japanese military
were already poised for attack"
A copy OF a pencilled note in the
handwriting OF the late President
Roosevelt outlining a possible tenn.
porary agreement with Japan late
IN 1871 was placed in the record Of
the Pearl Harbor investigating com.
mlttee today.
A notation said II was given by
the President to the secretary OF
state-"not dated but probably
written shortly after Nov. 20, 1s41."
Apparently II was prepared for
some sort OF proposition never sub
mitted TO Japan.
II read:
81. U. s. TO resume economic re-
lations-some oil and rice now
more later.
20. Japan TO send no more troops
to Indo-China or Manchurian Dor.
der or any place south Dutch, Brit.
or Slam.
"3. Japan 10 agree not TO invoke
the tri.partite pact even II U. s.
gets into European war.
-. U. S. 10 Introduce Japs 10 Chi.
nese TO talk things over but U. s.
to take no part in their converse.
tons.
Later on faclfic agreements
Mr.. Roosevelt added handvrlt-
ten addition to the draft OF tele.
gram to British Prime Minister
Churchill Nov. "a, describing a pro.
posed "modus vivendi" or temper
airy agreement between this coun-
try and Japan. The ''modus viven-
di" never was submitted.
The late President wrote:
This seems to me a fair propo-
sition for the japanese but its &C.
centance or rejection q really q
matter OF internal Japanese poll.
tics. I am not very hopeful and
we must all he prepared for real
trouble, possibly soon"