▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁Tri part ite ▁P act ▁and ▁to ▁ref rain ▁from ▁trade ▁disc rim ination , ▁provided ▁all ▁other ▁nations ▁reci proc ated . ▁Washington ▁rejected ▁these ▁propos als . ▁Japanese ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁K ono ye ▁then ▁offered ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁but ▁Ro ose vel t ▁ins isted ▁on ▁reaching ▁an ▁agreement ▁before ▁any ▁meeting . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Japan ▁repeatedly ▁ur ged ▁Ro ose vel t ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁meeting , ▁warning ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁conc ili atory ▁K ono ye ▁government ▁and ▁peace ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁However , ▁his ▁recommendation ▁was ▁not ▁acted ▁upon . ▁The ▁K ono ye ▁government ▁col lapsed ▁the ▁following ▁month , ▁when ▁the ▁Japanese ▁military ▁rejected ▁a ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁all ▁troops ▁from ▁China . ▁ ▁Japan ' s ▁final ▁proposal , ▁delivered ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁offered ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁southern ▁Ind och ina ▁and ▁to ▁ref rain ▁from ▁attacks ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁Netherlands ▁supplied ▁one ▁million ▁gall ons ▁of ▁av iation ▁fuel , ▁lifted ▁their ▁san ctions ▁against ▁Japan , ▁and ▁ceased ▁aid ▁to ▁China ., ▁The ▁American ▁counter - pro pos al ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 6 ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 7 ▁in ▁Japan ), ▁the ▁H ull ▁note , ▁required ▁Japan ▁completely ▁ev acu ate ▁China ▁without ▁conditions ▁and ▁conclude ▁non - ag gression ▁p act