861.77/1576: Telegram
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Davis) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 22—7:24 p.m.]
979. Guided by enclosure to the Department’s mail instructions 758 of May 2456 the substance of your 655 June 19, 7 p.m. communicated orally and informally today to Foreign Office which is gratified at continued cooperation and especially at Department’s action in advising American group that the consortium should undertake financing of the Chinese Eastern.
I was informed of substance of telegram received June 15 from the British Embassy Tokyo to Foreign Office regarding Eliot’s views and conversations with Japanese Government which, as it has direct bearing on the matter, British Embassy Washington will be instructed to communicate to you.
Foreign Office was not aware that French had assumed expenses of Czech evacuation but will endeavor to confirm. It will also now submit the scheme for the administration of the railway to the French Government and inquire whether it is prepared to pay amounts due to railway. It was deemed advisable to await France’s definite reply before mentioning the possible alternative that the consortium might advance the amount of these payments provided she assent to the entire plan.
Addis will be immediately informed. I find Foreign Office believe more than ever that the consortium is of great potential value.
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