Tokyo, Dec. 23.
The Japanese people's sincere re= areas for the bombing and sinking of the USS: Panay and) American merchantmen on December 12 were conveyed to-day to the US. Ambassadors Mr. Joseph C, Grew, above the signature of 32 public orianizations throughout the country, 'The joint letter expressed the signatories' "profound sympathy for those who suffered injuries and other losses in the tragedy" and "deep fence." regrets for the unfortunate oceur-
"We feel" ihe letter said, "that we voice the' sentiment of ihe entire Japanese people in the above message und it is our firm conviction that the incident challenges us onto, greater endeavours for perpetuating friendly relations between the two nations,"
The letter asked Mr. Grew to convey "this simple and sincere expression of our thoughts and feel ings" 10 President Franklin. Roosevelt and the American people.
The signatories of the letter in-eluded the Japan-America Society: the Japan Hed Cross Society: the Pan-Pacific. Club: the Society for Internationa! Cultural. Relations; the Aoyama Gakuin, a Methodist college: the Columbia University Club; the Federation of Enylish-Speakinge Socie~ ties: the Japan Michigan University. Club; the St. Paul's University, and the V.MCA, and the Y.W.CA. in Tokyo.
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