File No. 893.51/1888
The Minister in China ( Reinsch ) to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
Peking
,
April 8, 1918, 1 p.m.
In view of the fact that the currency loan option expires April 18, the representatives of the British, French, Japanese, and Russian groups have asked the Chinese Government for an extension. The Russian and Japanese groups are therefore now treated as direct parties in interest in matters concerning the currency loan. How far has the formation of an American group proceeded?
Reinsch