493.11/917: Telegram

The Minister in China ( Schurman ) to the Secretary of State

124. My Belgian and Italian colleagues recently telegraphed their Governments recommending that if Chinese Government persisted in refusal to make indemnity payments in gold Belgium and Italy should cause postponement of meeting of the special conference on surtax and my French colleague sent his Government a telegram in general sympathy with foregoing but without the specific recommendation. French Minister today received telegram from Poincaré stating that he would postpone meeting of the special conference if gold payments were not agreed to by the Chinese Government.

Schurman