File No. 893.631/4.

The Acting Secretary of State to Minister Reinsch.

No. 179.]

Sir: Receipt is acknowledged of the Legation’s despatch No. 364 of September 11, 1914, with enclosure, relating to the objections which this Government has raised against certain provisions of the Chinese Mining Regulations promulgated March 11, 1914.

The Department approves the attitude taken by the Legation in this matter.

I am [etc.]

Robert Lansing
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