Office of the Historian

893.51/3283

The Minister in China (Crane) to the Acting Secretary of State

Peking, January 19, 1921.
[Received February 24.]
No. 726

Sir: I have the honor to refer to the Department’s instructions No. 364, of December 9th, 6 p.m., regarding the joint communication of [Page 604] additional Consortium documents to the Chinese Government, and to state that I immediately discussed the matter with my three interested Colleagues, and there is enclosed herewith copy of a letter dated December 29th which was subsequently addressed to the three Legations.45 On January 5th the French Legation signified its consent as did likewise the Japanese Legation on January 10th. Copies of these replies are enclosed herewith.45 The British Minister verbally assured me that he was authorized to join in the note. On January 14th a note was addressed to the Foreign Office and signed by the four interested Ministers, copy of which, with list of enclosures, is forwarded herewith.

I have [etc.]

Charles R. Crane
[Enclosure 1]

The American, British, French, and Japanese Representatives in China to the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs (W. W. Yen)

Peking, January 14, 1921.

Excellency: Supplementing the joint communication addressed to Your Excellency on September 28th, 1920,46 by the representatives of France, Japan, the United States of America and Great Britain, with which was forwarded a collection of documents which have passed between the Governments interested in the Consortium, the Undersigned have the honor to enclose herewith for the confidential information of the Chinese Government further correspondence which will serve to amplify the record of the negotiations.

We avail ourselves [etc.]

  • Y. Obata
  • B. Alston
  • Charles R. Crane
  • Maugras
[Enclosure 2]

List of Documents Communicated to the Chinese Government Respecting Organization of a New Consortium

A.
Memorandum from American Embassy to Japanese Foreign Office, July 6, 1919.47
B.
Exchange of memoranda between Department of State and Japanese Embassy.
1.
To Japanese Embassy, dated July 30, 1919.48
2.
From Japanese Embassy, dated Aug. 27, 1919.49
3.
To Japanese Embassy, “ Oct. 28, 1919.50
4.
From Japanese Embassy, “ Mch. 2, 1920.51
5.
To Japanese Embassy, “ Mch. 16, 1920.52
6.
Japanese Embassy Memorandum, Apr. 3, 1920.53
7.
Department of State reply, Apr. 29, 1920.54
8.
Memorandum from Japanese Embassy, May 8, 1920.55
9.
Memorandum from Dept. of State, May 8, 1920.56

[The documents communicated to the Chinese Government in September 1920 and January 1921 were released by the Governments concerned for publication, March 30, 1921.]

  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Not printed.↩
  3. Ante, p. 572.↩
  4. See note of July 3, to the Japanese Chargé, Foreign Relations, 1919, vol. i, p. 463.↩
  5. Ibid., p. 471.↩
  6. Ibid., p. 480.↩
  7. Ibid., p. 497.↩
  8. Ante, p. 500.↩
  9. Ante, p. 512.↩
  10. Ante, p. 523.↩
  11. Ante, p. 536.↩
  12. Ante, p. 539.↩
  13. Ante, p. 541.↩