Office of the Historian

861.77 Chinese Eastern/578: Telegram

The Minister in Portugal (Dearing) to the Secretary of State

Lisbon, December 4, 1929—8 p.m.
[Received December 5—9:20 a.m.]

42. Department’s circular telegram December 1, 4 p.m., received and deciphered today. Instructions complied with. Minister for Foreign Affairs is in complete accord, will act in the sense desired and as closely in conformity with our action as possible. At his request am giving him paraphrase of our Government’s statement to China and Russia to assist him in preparing Portugal’s statement.

Dearing