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

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The Chinese Republican Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]

Nanking (undated; received Jan. 17, 1912).

Republican Government has been firmly established. To facilitate our intercourse with foreign countries and enable us the better to fulfill our international obligations, I earnestly urge upon you the advisability of recognizing our Government at an early date.

Wang Chung Hui.