803.51/3279
The Minister in China (Crane) to the Acting Secretary of
State
Peking, January 19,
1921.
[Received February 24.]
No. 734
Sir: I have the honor to refer to the
Legation’s telegram No. 9, of January 6th, 7 p.m.,44 and to forward herewith
copy of a note addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs dated
January 13th, 1921, and signed by the representatives of America,
Great Britain, France and Japan, signifying full approval of the
four interested Governments to the new Consortium.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure]
The American, British,
French, and Japanese Representatives in China to
the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs (W. W.
Yen)
[Peking,] January 13, 1921.
Monsieur le Ministre: The undersigned
Representatives of America, Great Britain, France and Japan have
the honour to inform Your Excellency that an agreement on the
lines tentatively adopted in May, 1919, at Paris by the
representatives of the investing public of the countries above
mentioned, covering the formation of a new Consortium for the
assistance of China by providing the capital required for
constructive works, has now been confirmed at New York by the
signatures of duly accredited representatives of the four
Banking Groups, and that this International association thus
coming into existence under the name of the Consortium has
received the full approval of the four Governments
interested.
The text of the Consortium agreement signed on October 15, 1920,
at the recent conference in New York, is being communicated by
the Group Banks’ representatives to the Ministries of Finance
and Communications.
We avail ourselves [etc.]
- Charles R. Crane
- B. Alston
- Maugras
- Y. Obata
