Lansing Ishii Agreement

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Vice-Count Ishii Kikujirō and US Secretary of State Robert Lansing after signing the agreement in Washington, DC

The Lansing Ishii Agreement ( English Lansing Ishii Agreement ; Japanese j ・ ラ ン シ ン グ 協定 , Ishii Ranshingu kyōtei ) was passed on November 2, 1917 between the Japanese Empire and the United States of America . The negotiators of both nations were the former Japanese Foreign Minister Ishii Kikujirō and the US Secretary of State Robert Lansing . With the conclusion of this agreement, the two Pacific powers agreed on their interests in China .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerd Krumeich: Encyclopedia First World War , p. 594. ( Online at Google Book Search ).
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Ishii is the family name, Kikujirō the first name.