Office of the Historian

File No. 893.51/953.

The American Ambassador to France to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]
American Embassy,
Paris, June 18, 1912—5 p.m.

Russian group, subject to the approval of Russian Government, has signed agreement initialed June 8, from which article 6 has been deleted, and has approved counter declaration suggested by Japanese group, the five groups having agreed to the insertion in the minutes of the following resolutions:

1.
In view of the extraordinary conditions now prevailing in China the six groups agree that before concluding any business under article 2 of the agreement the groups will obtain from the Chinese Government exact information as to the nature of the objects for which the loan funds or advances are intended, and will communicate such information forthwith to each of the six groups so that they may be able to consult their respective governments before any loan or advance is concluded, each of the six groups undertaking that it will not entertain business to which its Government may object.
2.
Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 2 of the agreement it is confidently hoped that any business done in China will be unanimously approved by the six groups, and each group records its desire and will endeavor to bring about this result.

Herrick.