| Show m i C UNITED STATES SMS z j ii i TIESTO TIES TO JAPAN i I If 2 f I Agreement Signed Covering i 11 g I Policies of the Two Govern Governments overn L 1 ments in In the Pacific I f I I CHINA IS ALSO INCLUDED 1 I DECLARATION CONSISTS OF FIVE 4 I SPECIFIC ARTICLES ii W Washington Nov ov 27 2 Despite D official I il J I I reticence Information from reliable f T j j I sources has been obtained of ot an agree agreement n agreement j I ment of Importance be between beI I 4 1 tween een the United States and Japan coy cov covering co cori I J rIng ering the policies I of ot the two countries I t I ri of ot the Pacific The agreement is based I on tho idea of or encouraging and defend defending defendI defendIng I ing free tr and peaceful tul commercial devel evel development i I f In that ocean Olean It contains not j j I i only a mutual guarantee to respect ct each 1 others territorial possessions there ther but buti i defines the attitude of C the two countries I I toward China binding each to defend defendI I by every peaceful means Chinas inde independence I I p and integrity and to give I I equal commercial opportunity in the I Chinese empire to all aU nations More ilore im ml important 4 I still sUll the agreement in the I j event evant of complications threatening the I status tatu quo binds the United States and andt t p Japan to t 0 consult each other with a t view 1 to acting together I Agreement as a Drawn Up Upi t i This agreement has been drawn up in Inthe Int InI I I the form of or a declaration and consists ts t t 7 oC or five ft articles of or which the following I 1 is a faithful description 0 Ii I The Th e first article gives gl es expression on to the wish of ot the two governments to en encourage encourage courage courage the free tree and peaceful develop development j i ment of ot their commerce In the Pacific I I i The second is a mutual di disclaimer claimer of ot an J aggressive design deign and contains also a Ii definition of the policy of each govern government government government f ment both as directed to the maintenance l 1 I ance nce of ot the existing status quo in the Pacific and the defense of ot the people of ot I i equal opportunity for or commerce and in industry t t I In China The third article con contains coni i talus a statement of or the consequent firm reciprocal resolution of ot each gov government go got t S to respect the territorial pos possessions t sessions in the Pacific o 0 other In Inthe Inthe inthe I the fourth article the United States and Japan express their determination in inthe inthe I the common interest of oC all the powers I Ito to support by b all peaceful mans at their disposal the Ih independence And In Integrity Integrity of ot China and the principle of I I equal commercial and industrial opportunity opportunity for all nation In the empire The Tho filth article mutually pledges the two 1 L governments in the ease case of or the occur occurrence rence of any event threatening the stat status status t I us quo as al above aboe described or the prin principle principle i ciple of ot equal opportunity as above de designed deI designed I signed to communicate with each other for tor the purpose of ot arriving at an under understanding understanding i standing with regard to the measures i I they may mar consider useful to take |
