File No. 763.72/538

The Secretary of State to the British Chargé d’Affaires (Barclay)

[Memorandum]

The Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Britannic Majesty’s Chargé d’Affaires and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of his memorandum, dated August 18, 1914, quoting a telegram from Sir Edward Grey with reference to the protection of general interests in the Far East by the Governments of Great Britain and Japan.

Department of State,