693.003/614
The Minister in China (Crane) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received February 2, 1921.]
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With reference to the note of the Foreign Office, dated June 12th, 1920, on the subject of the validity of inward transit passes, it is understood that an identic note was addressed by the Foreign Office to other Legations; that the French Legation has refused its consent on the ground of brigandage and disturbed conditions; that the Japanese and Italian Legations have refused on the ground that transit passes, being evidence of payment of dues, are not subject to a time limit, while the British Legation has refused on the same grounds as the American Legation.