ABSTRACT
ON THE AFTERNOON of April 13, 1928, the American ambassador in Tokyo called on Baron Giichi Tanaka at the Foreign Office and formally handed him the American text of the renunciation of war pact, together with notes exchanged between the American and French governments. At this conference Baron Tanaka expressed the opinion that the Japanese government was in favor of such a pact in principle and that a detailed reply would be made after full deliberations. The text of the American draft treaty as well as notes was released to the press on the following day.1 The French text was handed to Mr. Katsuji Debuchi, vice-minister of foreign affairs, by the French ambassador on April 21. It was immediately released to the press.2 The press expressed slight doubts as to the efficacy of such a proposal.3
