米國國務長官ヨリ石井特命全權大使宛公文
（譯文）
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合衆國及日本國兩政府ハ領土相近接スル國家ノ間ニハ特殊ノ關係ヲ生スルコトヲ承認ス從テ合衆國政府ハ日本國カ支那ニ於テ特殊ノ利�坤鰺�スルコトヲ承認ス日本ノ所領ニ接壤セル地方ニ於テ殊ニ然リトス
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合衆國及日本國兩政府ハ毫モ支那ノ獨立又ハ領土保全ヲ侵害スルノ目的ヲ有スルモノニ非ルコトヲ聲明ス且右兩國政府ハ常ニ支那ニ於テ所謂門戸開放又ハ商工業ニ對スル機會均等ノ主義ヲ支持スルコトヲ聲明ス
將又凡ソ特殊ノ權利又ハ特典ニシテ支那ノ獨立又ハ領土保全ヲ侵害シ若ハ列國臣民ハ人民カ商業上及工業上ニ於ケル均等ノ機會ヲ完全ニ享有スルヲ妨礙スルモノニ付テハ兩國政府ハ何國政府タルヲ問ハス之ヲ獲得スルニ反對ナルコトヲ互ニ聲明ス
本官ハ貴我雙方間ニ意見ノ一致セルモノト了解スル前記各項ニ對シ閣下ノ確認ヲ得ムコトヲ致希望候
本官ハ茲ニ閣下ニ向テ敬意ヲ表シ候 敬具
一千九百十七年十一月二日
在華盛頓國務省ニ於テ
ロバート・ランシング
石井特命全權大使ヨリ米國國務長官宛公文は略す
（不公表）
PROTOCOL.
In the coures of the conversations between the Japanese Special Ambassador and the Secretary of State of the United States which have led to the exchange of notes between them dated this day,declaring the policy of the two Governments with regard to China,the question of embodying the following clause in such declaration came up for discussion:“they（the Governments of Japan and the United States）will not take advantage of the present conditions to seek special rights or privileges in China which would adridge the rights of the subjects or citizens of other friendly states”
Upon careful examination of the question,it was agreed that the clause above quoted being superfluous in the relations of the two Governments and liable to create erroneous impression in the minds of the public,should be eliminated from the declaration.
It was,however,well understood that principle enunciated in the clause which was thus suppressed was in perfect accord with the declared policy of the two Governments in regard to China.
K.Ishii
Robert Lansing
