File No. 893.00/2700
The British Ambassador to the Secretary of State
Washington, September 3, 1917.
memorandum
The Japanese Embassy in London has communicated to His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a memorandum concerning the internal situation in China. The memorandum advocates the support of the Central Government and the withholding of encouragement or material assistance from its opponents.
His Majesty’s Government being convinced that the adoption by all the Allied Powers of a policy based on these lines affords the best prospect of the restoration of order in China have communicated to the Japanese Ambassador in London their readiness to adhere to the policy outlined in his memorandum.