Foreign Relations of the United States, 1901, Appendix, Affairs in China, Report of William W. Rockhill, Late Commissioner to China, with Accompanying Documents

Mr. Rockhill to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphase.]

Peking, April 26, 1901.

(Mr. Rockhill reports that the British Government suggests through their minister the scaling of the indemnity to £50,000,000, China to make loan in open market sufficient to pay half of that amount, with customs, foreign and native, as securities, arrangement to be made with the powers as to mode and time of payment of the other half.

Great Britain wishes to have closed at as early a date as possible claims for military occupation, which are about £1,500,000 monthly. Indemnity now reaches £67,000,000.)