893.74/876: Telegram
The Minister in China ( MacMurray ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:15 p.m.]
959. 1. Reuter reported under date of Nanking, October 29th, declaration was made the day before that the Ministry of Communications will shortly appoint a special committee for revision of the cable, telephone and wireless contract[s] with foreign corporations and that representatives of the Ministries of Communications, Finance and Foreign Affairs will be ranking members of it.
2. Following from American Consul in this relation:
“Ministry of Communications states that newspaper report is correct. No appointments have yet been made but committee will be formed within a month. Existing contracts will be studied by the committee in Nanking before discussion of new terms with representatives of foreign concessionaires. It is estimated that two or three months will be required to study existing agreements.”