893.51/3034
The Acting Secretary of State to the Belgian Chargé (Symon)
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of November 4, 1920,39 referring to the fact that the representatives of the American, British, French and Japanese Groups had voted, at the Consortium meeting held at New York last month, to approve the admission of a Belgian Banking Group in the Chinese Consortium, subject to the approval of the respective Governments of the parties concerned.
In reply I have the honor to inform you that this Government approves of the admission to the Consortium of a Belgian Banking Group on the terms accepted and approved by the American, British, French and Japanese Banking Groups. In approving the application of Belgium to enter the Consortium it is assumed that the Belgian Banking Group understands it is obligated to turn in or to see that there are turned in such concessions or obligations as may properly come within the purview of the Consortium.
Accept [etc.]
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