Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 2, 1913

File No. 702.9319/14a.

The Secretary of State to the American Minister.

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington, December 12, 1913.

Mr. Fong Tsiang Kwang, the new Consul General of the Republic of China at Panama, is now in Washington and is to call upon the Minister of Panama tomorrow. Meanwhile the Chinese Legation asks the Department to transmit to the Government of Panama the request of the Government of China for an exequatur for Mr. Fong and for customs courtesies on his arrival. Please convey this request to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and telegraph his reply.

Bryan.