693.119/377: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Italy (Johnson)
237. Your 463 December 1, 4 p.m. You may join your British and French colleagues in representations to Italian Government with reference to Italian transactions in arms in China contrary to arms embargo refraining however from any specific invitation to the Italian Government formally to renew the undertaking of 1919 to which it is already a party. You may inform Italian Government that Department is presenting to Italian Embassy at Washington a memorandum setting forth certain facts which would seem to indicate that such transactions have occurred.