The Archive · 1939

Mr. Kato Pays Courtesy Call on Mr, Johnson

Shanghai, Nov. 23, Mr, Solomatsu Kato, Japanese Ambassador-ate large, paid a courtesy Visit (o Me, Nelson 'F, Johnson, United States Ambassador to China, at the Ambassador's office in the American=

Consulate General at 10 am. yester= day. Mr. Kato called merely to pay hie respects to Mfr. Johnson and there were absolutely no discussions on Far Baatern matters, lo, Mr. Johnson will sail for the Kailan Mining fon sx. Kaiping today, the Daily" News" was ly informed yesterday. In con= heetion with the conversations which ened to take place here between and the American authorities hai on outstanding Japanese-Ameries llieiais "of the American receive by them regarding any Rumours of Kerr-Kato Talks Flatly Denied Shanghai, Nov. 2, covverations "regarding "the tics tntorery In China eve been Sir, Arena ere N Ambassador to China, and Sotomatsu Kato, bs in uisours" of tine

wore envense" bythe bene ad Mrs Kato Embassy om cial, if Twill be fecaled that some quarters attached rear signiieance the viol which Mr. Kato paid on Mr, Nelson Johnson shortly after the U.S. Armbassador's arrival in Shang hai," This visit was merely a courtesy sti and it was emphatically denied, by authoritative sources close tothe U.S. Ambassador that there was anything in the. ws versations otod with the cal.

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