123 M 221/142: Telegram
The Chargé in China (Mayer) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 2—9:40 a.m.]
258. Your 116, June 23, 4 p.m. Belgian Minister presented credentials on June 30th and French Minister July 1st. In both instances letters were original ones brought to China by the respective representatives and addressed to the President of China. French Minister at presentation referred to joint note of the representatives of the Washington Conference powers of December 30th last55 and spoke of the present Government as provisional. Not informed regarding remarks of the Belgian Minister although I assume they were similar.
Repeated to Shanghai for the information Minister MacMurray.
- This apparently refers to the joint declaration of Dec. 9, 1924.↩