893.51/3788
Mr. Thomas W. Lamont 16 to the Secretary of State
[Received April 10.]
Dear Mr. Secretary: Reverting to our conversation of Wednesday concerning the Consortium for the assistance of China, we have deemed it wise to address a private letter to the members of the American Group, to the number of forty or thereabouts as indicated on this letterhead, along the lines of the draft letter enclosed.17 Inasmuch, however, as we quote informally your expression of opinion on this matter, we will not venture to transmit this letter to the members until you have read it and have given us your sanction.
Assuring you of our continued desire to cooperate with the Department, I am
Yours sincerely,
- Chairman of American group.↩
- Draft letter not printed; it is identical with the letter from the managing committee to the members of the American group, Apr. 24, 1922 (post, p. 766), except for the addition of the penultimate paragraph of that letter which incorporates the suggestions of the Secretary expressed in his letter printed infra. ↩