893.51/2246a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain ( Davis )3

5420. The Department is notifying the Governments of France, Great Britain and Japan, through their representatives here that the Government of the United States accepts and confirms the resolutions unanimously adopted by the bankers conference held in Paris on May 12th. This Government trusts that the other Governments concerned will promptly give like confirmation in order that the formal organization of the new consortium may be completed prior to the expiration of the old consortium agreement on June 18th next.

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You will urge prompt action by the Government to which you are accredited and notify the Department of the results.

Repeat to Paris as number 8446.

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  1. See last paragraph for instructions to repeat to Paris. Similar telegram, with last paragraph omitted, sent to the Ambassador in Japan, May 31, 4 p.m. (File No. 893.51/2233.)