Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1912

File No. 893.51/891a.

The Secretary of State to the American Ambassador to Great Britain.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, May 17, 1912.

A report comes from the American representatives at the London conference that there has been a failure to reach an agreement with Russia and Japan as to participating in the Chinese loan. Ascertain the real difficulties and the attitude of the British Foreign Office.

Knox.