CONVENTION—MANDATED ISLANDS-JAPAN. FEBRUARY 11, 1922. 2153 Paciiic Ocean and lying north of the E uawr, I have the honor to asure ou under c°m**Y umm W authorization of my Ggvemment, that axe usual comity will be extended {0 and vessels pi the United States m the harbors and waters of those islands. islands. Accept, SI1', the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. K. Smmmun. Honorable Cmxms E. Htmuns, Secretan; ofState. [The Secretary of State to the Japanese Ambaseador.] DEPARTMENT 011- STATE, Wuhingum, Febnun-y 11, 1922. Excellency: B I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Exce1lency’¤ Note under Sm{_°h° S°°'°°°" °' date of February 11, 1922, stating that the Japanese Government are quite willing to Acknnwledgzuent. extend to Americam nationals and vessels the usual comity in the harbors and waters of the Japanese mandated islands. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest considemtion. _ Cmnms E. Hucnns. Hm Excellency, Buzou KUUR0 Smnnmm, Ambaoaadar of Japan. [The Secretmy ofstate to the Japanese Ambassador.] Dm·.uz·nmm‘ or Swym, · Washington, Fcbnmry 11, 1922. Excellency: _ In proceeding this day to the signature of the Convention between the United Bg:“""°s°°'°*“'Y°' States and Japan w1t.h respect to former German Poasesious under an Mandate to Japan, I have the h<m0r_t0 state that if in the futnue the_G0vemment of the Un§ted States N¤¢i¤¢¤ti<>¤ ¤=¤1>¤¤¤- should have occamon to make any commercial tresmes appljcsble to Austraba. md New 8i§§t;“:k“t%‘;*§‘§uift;‘“ Zealand, it Wlu seek to obtam an extension of such tmatnes to the rpqndated islands ‘ south of the Equator, now under the Administration of those Domuucns. I should add that the Government of the United States has not yet entered into a convention for the of its consent to the Mandate with respect to islands. I ave the honor further to statethat it is the intention of the Government of the United States, in making conventmna, relatingjo former German territories under mandate, to request that the governments holding mgmdates should address to the United States, as one of the Princgpal Alhed and Assocmted Powers, duplicates of the annual reports of the administratxon of their mandates. _ Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurance of my lughest consideratxon. Cuumms E. Hucus His Excellency Bnnox Kuvuo Smnmmnh, Ambassador of Japan. [The Japanese Ambassador to the »S'ecr¢tary of State.] Jnnumsn Emnssv, Q_ Washington, Februmgy 11. 1922. . xr; _ I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your now of this date, ptating that _ J°°°°°°° 1f in the future the Government of the United States should haye occasmn to make Acknowledgment or any commercial treaties applicable to Australia and New Zealand, It W1}.! seek to obtain “*° ¤°¤¤¢¤ti°¤· an extension of such treaties to the islands south of the_Equator, under the mandate of Australia and New Zealand, and further that it is the mteniuon of the Government of the United States, in making hereafter conventiouerelating to former German territories under mandate, to request that the Manqamnes should to the United States, as one of the Principal Allied and Assocxatect Pqwers, duphcates of the annual regorus on the administration of such mandated territories. n taking note of your communication under acknowledgment, I beg you, Sir, to accept the renewed assurances of my highest consxdersmon. K. Smnnunu. Honomble Cunmns E. Hccnns, . Secretary of State.
