861.77/2233
The Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey) to the Secretary of
State
London, August 24,
1921.
[Received September 11.]
No. 400
Sir: With reference to the Department’s
telegraphic instruction No. 405, of July 15, 5 [6] p.m.,38 on the
subject of the reorganization of the supervision of the Chinese Eastern
Railway, I have the honor to transmit herewith enclosed a copy of a
Note, No. F. 2970/45/10, received from the Foreign Office in answer to
my representations of August 8th.39
I have [etc.]
For the Ambassador:
Post
Wheeler
Counselor of
Embassy[Enclosure]
The British Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs (Curzon) to the American
Ambassador (Harvey)
London, August 16,
1921.
No. F. 2970/45/10
Your Excellency: I have the honour to
acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Post Wheeler’s Note No. 108 of August
8th informing me, on the instructions of the State Department, that
the American Ambassador at Tokyo has been directed to approach the
Japanese
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Government in the
matter of the reorganisation of the Chinese Eastern Railway and that
they will be sounded informally in the hope of establishing identity
of views in advance of more general discussions.
- 2.
- It has afforded me pleasure to telegraph instructions to His
Majesty’s Ambassador at Tokyo to associate himself with his
United States Colleague in this matter at his discretion; and I
trust that these informal proceedings may form the basis of some
workable arrangement as regards the affairs of the
railway.
- 3.
- In this connection the State Department will no doubt
recollect that in the original exchange of views between our two
Governments I thought it desirable to emphasise the desirability
of consulting not only the Japanese Government but also that of
China. It would be a matter of interest to His Majesty’s
Government to learn whether the United States Government have in
fact sounded the Chinese Government: and if so, with what
result.
I have [etc.]
(For the Secretary of State)
Victor Wellesley
