893.51/2890: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Bell)
295. Repeat to Peking Department’s No. 245 of June 29, 5 p.m. Inform Japanese Foreign Office that American Minister at Peking has been instructed to confer with his British, French and Japanese colleagues with a view to simultaneous representations to the Chinese Government in the sense of the note quoted in the above mentioned telegram.
The French Government has already acquiesced in proposal and has instructed the French Minister at Peking accordingly. If the British and Japanese Governments are not prepared to join in making representations, Minister Crane will present the note independently or in cooperation with the French Minister. Paris and London have been informed.