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393.1162/1: Telegram

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

[Paraphrase]
Washington, March 15, 1926—2 p.m.

64. Your telegram number 126, March 13, 5 p.m. Department approves the instructions to Canton as given in your paragraphs 2, 3, and 4.91 In the judgment of the Department, military force should be employed only as a last resort and only if considered to be absolutely necessary.

Kellogg
  1. Apparently refers to last three paragraphs.↩