Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1929, Volume II

393.11/1048: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Chargé in China (Perkins)

Washington, December 30, 1929—7 p.m.

434. Your 1181, December 23, 3 p.m. Repeat to the Consul General at Shanghai Department’s 419, December 18 and the following:

The Department concurs in the view of the Commander-in-Chief that this matter is broader than the question of protection of American property.

A more detailed statement of the Department’s views will follow.³⁸

Stimson

38. The Department’s views were further stated in its telegrams No. 39, January 29, 1930, and No. 47, February 5, 1930 (393.11/1048).