893.5045/203: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Houghton)
283. Your 278, September 1, 4 p.m., was repeated to MacMurray at Peking who now replies that the British Chargé d’Affaires has asked him whether, in order to avoid possible difficulties, we would be satisfied with a definite pledge from the British Government that at the close of the judicial inquiry it would, if necessary, exert its utmost influence to bring about retirement of McEuen. MacMurray recommends that matter be taken up with British Government. You may inform Foreign Office that a definite pledge from it to that effect will be acceptable to us as sufficient assurance of McEuen’s elimination.