893.00/6109: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Schurman)22
56. Department today received from British Embassy following note:
[Here follows text of note printed supra.]
Please send me as soon as possible your comments on this proposal. At present it is my opinion that it would not be wise for us to join in a request to the Japanese Government to offer suggestions for united peaceful action, as it would rather appear to commit us to join in such action if a plan should be formulated by Japan. I somewhat fear that antiforeign feeling in China would be aroused by such a move. This matter should be carefully considered by you.
Repeat for information to Embassy in Tokyo as our No. 35.
- See last paragraph for instructions to repeat to Tokyo as No. 35.↩