Office of the Historian

893.51/2864a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Davis)35

Washington, July 9, 1920—7 p.m.

717. In a discussion at Peking the Japanese Minister raised a question as to whether the British and French Governments had approved the letters exchanged between Lamont and the Japanese banking group at Tokyo preceding confirmation by Japan of the consortium draft agreement. Please ascertain whether the British and French Governments formally notified Japanese Government of their approval of those letters.

Repeat to Paris as number 1227.

Davis
  1. See last paragraph for instructions to repeat to Paris as no. 1227.↩