Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1924, Volume I

124.93/76a: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Caffery)

Washington, July 26, 1924—4 p.m.

130. Embassy at London is being instructed⁹⁶ to discuss with Foreign Office your telegrams 186, July 16, 6 p.m., 192, July 22. 5 p.m., and 200, July 26, 10 a.m.,⁹⁷ and Department’s 126, July 18, 6 p.m., and inquire whether Shidehara’s suggestion of July 22 has also been conveyed to the British Government, and if so what is its disposition thereto. London has further been informed that the Department would not be averse from acting concurrently with the British, French and Japanese Governments in communicating to the Chinese Foreign Office an unreadiness to make the proposed change in the missions at Peking while disunion and disorder prevail in China and while the rights of foreign nationals continue to be so inadequately safeguarded as at present.

The Department assumes that your Embassy and Peking Legation are making full exchange of reports in this matter.

Repeat to Peking as No. 172.

Grew

96. Telegram no. 236, July 26, 1 p.m., to the Ambassador in Great Britain not printed.
97. Telegram no. 200 from the Chargé in Japan not printed.