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,
Washington,
August 22, 1914.