Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1914, Supplement, The World War

File No. 763.72/1334

The Minister in China (Reinsch) to the Secretary of State

American Legation,
Peking, December 23, 1914, 2 p.m.

[Telegram]

Referring to my cable of December 18, 7 p.m., Japanese now demand appointment to Tsingtao customs of forty-nine officials taken from Japanese customs administration. This affects the treaty powers as such action would break up the organization of Maritime Customs Service.

Reinsch