793.00 C 73/332: Telegram

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

276. Your telegram 525, November 1, 5 p.m.66 Inform Ministry of Foreign Affairs that press here this morning publishes article obviously based on knowledge of report of Extraterritoriality Commission. State that in view of pressure here and in order to avoid speculative comment as to contents of report this Government proposes to give report to press for publication on Monday, November [Page 983] 29. You will doubtless desire to furnish correspondents of American papers at Peking with the report at the same time. Other governments are being informed.

Kellogg
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