According to the Embassy come munique, the note read as follows:
"Firmly adhering to its policy against aggravation of the situation, publicly announced on July 11, the Japanese Government has patiently endeavoured to achieve a local settlement, without ever losing hope for peaceful negotiations.
"However, the Chinese Government not only persevered in maintaining a provocative attitude, but by various means interfered with the execution by the Hopei-Charhar authorities of the terms for a settlement.
"The Japanese Government deeply deplores such a threat to the stability of North China and fears that, if the situation is allowed to develop in the present channels, it may lead to grave and unfathomable consequences.
"Your Excellency has repeatedly stated that the policy of the Chinese Government is also against gradation of the situation.
"Therefore, if the Chinese Government truly adheres to such wishes, it is requested by the Japanese Government to realize them by mediately its provocatix activities and undertaking that there shall be no interference with the execution of the terms of the settlement by the authority it is requested to give promptly an adequate answer to the above."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.