893.51/3005: Telegram
The Minister in China (Crane) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 20, 1920—9:45 p.m.]
336. Your October 12, 4 p.m.27 Williams requests Legation to forward following for the information of consortium:
“Official statistics received today from the Wine Tobacco Administration show revenue received: 1917, silver dollars fourteen million fourteen thousand three hundred and eighty-four (14,014,384); 1918, twelve million five hundred and thirty thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight (12,530,778); 1919, fourteen million three hundred and eighty thousand seven hundred and eight (14,380,708).
These returns cover only the provinces recognizing authority of Peking Government and no revenues from southern confederacy of Szechuan is included.[”]
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